Slit

Old Norse Dictionary - slit

Meaning of Old Norse word "slit" in English.

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

slit Old Norse word can mean:

slit: n. [slíta], a slit, tear; kápa komin at sliti, a worn-out cloak, Band. 5; rif ok slit, Bs. ii. 143; það er ekki til slits; kvið-slit, hernia.

slit: 2. metaph. in pl. a rupture, breach, Þiðr. 94; sifja-slit, frið-slit, flaum-slit, q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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