Sljór

Old Norse Dictionary - sljór

Meaning of Old Norse word "sljór" in English.

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

sljór Old Norse word can mean:

sljór
sljó, sljótt; before a vowel the v appears, sljóvan, sljóvum, … (also spelt with f); the older form is slær, slæ, slæ, slætt (slævan, etc.), or even sljár, Ld. 312, v. l.; analogous to snjór, snjár, snær: sjór, sjár, sær; mjór, mjár, mær: [A. S. sláw; Engl. slow; Dan. slöv]:—blunt, Lat. hebes; sverð sljó ok brotin, FmS. ii. 322; þó at sverðin sé slæ, x. 360; sljó öx. FS. 184; sverð vár eru slæ, Hkr. i. 343; með slævu sverði, Fm. 30; slætt sverð, Fbr. (in a verse); með hljóði sljófu, a dull sound, Skálda 160.
sljór
2. metaph., hann hvessir sljófa en hrýnir hugrakka, Al. 33; þótti honum hann í öllu slær, Sturl. iii. 117; at hann hefði verit mikilsti slær, er hann hefði eigi bannsettan Rafn, BS. i. 775; gefa enum slævurum sigr, LS. 22, 23.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
etc.
et cetera.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fm.
Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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