Slóði

Old Norse Dictionary - slóði

Meaning of Old Norse word "slóði" in English.

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

slóði Old Norse word can mean:

slóði: a, m. [slóð], a truss of fagots trailed along; draga slóða, to drag a slot or trail; and metaph. to leave a slot behind, be fatal; slóða mun draga, at því er ek hygg, Band.; má annars staðar meiri slóða draga enn hér, Nj. 54.

slóði: COMPDS: slóðahrís, slóðastöð, slóðavegr.

slóði: II. of a person, a sloven, slothful fellow. slóða-legr, adj. slothful. slóða-skapr, m. slothfulness.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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