Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Slóðra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 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.

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Runic Inscription

slóðra

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "slóðra" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Cod.: Codex.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
q. v.: quod vide.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Ölk.: Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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