Slitna

Old Norse Dictionary - slitna

Meaning of Old Norse word "slitna" in English.

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

slitna Old Norse word can mean:

slitna
að, (neut. of slita), to be rent, break, of a cord, rope, string, or the like (rifna, being used of cloth, etc.); festr mun, S., Vsp. 41, Am. 35, FmS. vii. 13, Grett. 101, MS. 656 C. 31, Karl. 450; slitnaði skóþvengr hans, Nj. 74: medic. of hernia, kviðrinn slitnaði, BS. i. 121, 208: metaph. to end, break up, Lv. 11, FS. 21: kaupmáli slitnar, Þiðr. 85.
slitna
2. to be torn in tatters.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.
et cetera.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
medic.
medicine, medically.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
neut.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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