Slota

Old Norse Dictionary - slota

Meaning of Old Norse word "slota" in English.

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

slota Old Norse word can mean:

slota: að, slotir, Hom. (St.); the pret. would be slotti, but is not found (cp. þora þorði þorað); mod. usage distinguishes between slúta = to hang down, and slota = to abate; [cp. Germ. schliessen and schluss]:—to hang down, droop; láta slota hendr niðr með síðu ok höfðusk ekki at, FmS. ii. 229,; láttú slota hattinn, Nj. 32; hann var í kufli ok lét slúta hattinn, Sturl. ii. 230, FaS. i. 61 (both paper MSS.): slota við, to slink away; ok er ekki at slota við eða svara skatyrðum, FmS. vii. 20; þat þú þegir við ok slotir, Hom. (St.)

slota: II. imperS. it abates, of wind, gale; veðrinu slotar, the wind abates.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

pret.: preterite.

S.: Saga.

impers.: impersonal.

pers.: person.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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

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