Slit

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Slit

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 slit

n. [slíta], a slit, tear; kápa komin at sliti, a worn-out cloak, Band. 5; rif ok slit, Bs. ii. 143; það er ekki til slits; kvið-slit, hernia.

2 slit

2. metaph. in pl. a rupture, breach, Þiðr. 94; sifja-slit, frið-slit, flaum-slit, q. v.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛚᛁᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
l.
Linnæus.
lit
literally.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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