Sleikja

Old Norse Dictionary - sleikja

Meaning of Old Norse word "sleikja" in English.

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

sleikja
ð and t, [Dan. slikke; Lancashire slaak; cp. Engl. lick, American slick, Germ. lecken; Lat. linguere; Gr. λείχειν]:—to lick, Stj. 601, Al. 166, n. G. l. iii. 258; kýrin sleikti steinana, Eb. 316; hón (the cow) sleikti hrímsteina er saltir vóru, Edda 4; s. blótbolla sína, Fms. ii. 309 (x. 353); s. sár, Greg. 23; þar kómu hundar og sleiktu hans sár. Luke xv. 21: with dat., Fms. viii. 410; s. um e-t, Eb. 320; var-at af vöru, sleikti um þvöru, Fs. 159.

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

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Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
dat.
dative.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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