Sleggja

Old Norse Dictionary - sleggja

Meaning of Old Norse word "sleggja" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

sleggja Old Norse word can mean:

sleggja: u, f. [from slá, slag; A. S. slecge], a sledge-hammer, BS. i. 346, Dipl. iii. 4, Vm. 154, Þ;iðr. 166; með hömrum ok sleggjum, Al. 171; the phrase, verða milli steins ok sleggju, to come between the hammer and the anvil, FaS. i. 34; rek-S., a sledge-hammer; fiska-S., járn-S.: in Icel. the sleggja is often a round stone with a hole for the handle: sleggju-nef, a club-nose.

sleggja: 2. sleggja, a nickname, Vd.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛁᚴᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Vd.: Vatnsdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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