Sleppr

Old Norse Dictionary - sleppr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sleppr" in English.

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

sleppr
adj. slippery; af-sleppr, taper-formed, so that it slips out of the hand; með því at þeim hafði svá sleppt til tekizk, i. e. they had made a mess of it, missed it, Eb. 162.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
i. e.
id est.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
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