Slen

Old Norse Dictionary - slen

Meaning of Old Norse word "slen" in English.

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

slen Old Norse word can mean:

slen: n. sloth; nú muntú verða at draga slenit af þér, mannskræfan, Grett. 91: also medic. dullness, slen ok máttleysi, slen og doði.

slen: COMPDS: slen-skapligr (slen-samr, slen-samligr), adj. slothful, n. G. l. ii. 417 (note 15). slen-skapr, m. slotbfulness, laziness, Al. 34, 42, n. G. l. ii. 418.

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

Abbreviations used:

medic.: medicine, medically.

n.: neuter.

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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