Slíðrar

Old Norse Dictionary - slíðrar

Meaning of Old Norse word "slíðrar" in English.

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

slíðrar Old Norse word can mean:

slíðrar
f. pl. (slíðrin, n. pl., Eg. 304), [Engl. slither, sliver]; slíðr, as well as skeiðir, prop. means a lath or ‘slither,’ used to make cases for knives and swords, see Fritzner, s. v.; whence
slíðrar
2. a sheath, scabbard; slíðrar, Karl. 331 (slíðrir, v. l.); sverð brugðið í miðjar slíðrar, Bs. i. 660 (slíðrir, Sturl. ii. 23 C. l. c.); slíðrirnar, Edda i. 606 (slíðrar, Ub. l. c.); ganga, draga, bregða, renna, ór slíðrum, Korm. 84, 242, Eg. 30, Band, (in a verse), Fas. i. 57 (in a verse), Orkn. (in a verse), Nj. 159, Sd. 159: in poetry names for a sword, sliðra-tunga, scabbard-tongue; sliðr-áll, scabbard-eel; slíðr-logi, ‘scabbard-lowe;’ slíðr-vöndr, sliver-wand: slíðr-dreginn, -toginn, epithets of a sword, Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
prop.
proper, properly.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Ub.
Uppsala-bók. (C. I.)
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