Sleppa

Old Norse Dictionary - sleppa

Meaning of Old Norse word "sleppa" in English.

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

sleppa Old Norse word can mean:

sleppa: 1. t, [Dan. slippe], the causal of the preceding word:—to make slip out of one’s hand, let slip, with dat.; Þorgils hafði sleppt öxinni, Th. had laid the axe away, Fs. 131: freq. in mod. usage, slepptu mér, let me go.

sleppa: 2. u, f. a nickname, Fms. ix. 294 (= slappi?).

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

Similar entries:

Sleppa (II)

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

f.: feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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