Slys

Old Norse Dictionary - slys

Meaning of Old Norse word "slys" in English.

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

slys Old Norse word can mean:

slys: n. a mishap, mischance, accident; slys mun þat þykkja, er hann hjó hönd af konu sinni, Eb. 60; vóru fallnir niðr hlekkir ór söðli hennar, ok var þat bæði slys ok fjár-skaði, Bs. i. 341; sigrask af slysi e-s, Korm. 90; Dofra þótti þá mikit orðit slys sitt, ef hann hefði drepit piltinn, Fb. i. 565, Bs. ii. 175; Þorgils bað þá gæta sín við slysum, Ld. 280 C.

slys: 2. a mischief; hefir hann miklu slysi á oss komit, Fms. xi. 151 C; erfitt mun þér verða at bæta öll slys Hallgerðar, it will go hard with thee to mend all H.’s mischief, Nj. 54; mér þykkir þú ráðinn til nökkurra slysa, Fs. 42.

slys: COMPDS: slysa-för, slys-ferð, slys-för, f. an ill-fated journey, Fbr. 31 new Ed., Th. 76, Fas. ii. 437. slysa-gjarnt, adj. ill-fated; e-m verðr s., Grett. 115 A (slys-gjarnt, 86 new Ed.) slysa-laust, n. adj. without mischance, accident, Grett. 150 A, Fas. iii. 187. slysa-vænt, n. adj. unlucky, Fms. v. 254.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

adj.: adjective.

f.: feminine.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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