Sleita

Old Norse Dictionary - sleita

Meaning of Old Norse word "sleita" in English.

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

sleita Old Norse word can mean:

sleita
u, f. backsliding; með ofrkappi ok sleitum, Sks. 341; lögkrókar ok sleitur, 439; vinna mál með sleitum, Fas. iii. 196; drekka við sleitur, to drink unfairly, in a drinking-bout = Gr. κλεψιποτειν, Eg. 258.
sleita
COMPDS: sleitudómr, SleituHelgi, sleitulaust.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Gr.
Greek.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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