Sletta

Old Norse Dictionary - sletta

Meaning of Old Norse word "sletta" in English.

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

sletta Old Norse word can mean:

sletta
1. t, [from slá, slag, as a kind of iterative], to slap, dab, with dat.: of liquids—skvetta, taka spann fullt vatns ok sletta á þau, N. G. l. i. 358; hann þreif upp skyrkyllinn ok sletti framan í fang hans, Grett. 66 new Ed.; hann sletti í munn sér skegginu, he slapped the beard into his mouth, Dropl. 25; heir slettu eptir henni svipu, Bs. i. 453; hann sletti flötu sverðinu um herðar honum, slapped him with the flat of the sword, Sturl. ii. 60, Fas. iii. 102, Þorf. Karl. 428; slettust fitjarnar um hellis-gólfit, Fas. iii. 386: þeir mega sletta skyrinu sem það eiga, see skyr: in mod. usage sletta expresses bespattering with slabby matter, skvetta with pure fluids.
sletta
2. u, f. a dab, spot; blek-s., a blot of ink; bak-s., q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Dropl.
Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Þorf. Karl.
Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)
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