Slóðra

Old Norse Dictionary - slóðra

Meaning of Old Norse word "slóðra" in English.

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

slóðra: að, slöðra, as it is spelt in editions, is less correct, for the mod. slóra, q. v., is a contracted and corrupt form of sloðra (oð = ó); [cp. Ulf. slauþjan]:—to drag or trail oneself along; sloðruðu þeir þá vestr af heiðinni, Sturl. iii. 158; þeir sloðruðu svá til lands, 163; flestir gátu fengit bakkann ok sloðruðu svá at landi, Fb. ii. 511 (slöðruðu, Orkn. 456, l. c., but less correct); hefir ek ekki spurt til sanns hverjum þá sloðraði (sloþraðe Cod.), Ölk. 36.

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

Abbreviations used:

Cod.: Codex.

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Ölk.: Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)

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