Sleppa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sleppa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sleppa

1. t, [Dan. slippe], the causal of the preceding word:—to make slip out of one’s hand, let slip, with dat.; Þorgils hafði sleppt öxinni, Th. had laid the axe away, Fs. 131: freq. in mod. usage, slepptu mér, let me go.

2 sleppa

2. u, f. a nickname, Fms. ix. 294 (= slappi?).

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛚᛁᛒᛒᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
opp: opposed to.
S.: South, Southern.
sing: singular.

Works & Authors

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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