SLÝ

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SLÝ

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SLÝ

n., botan. water-cotton, byssus lanuginosa; af sefi eðr slýi, Stj. 253: it was dried and used as tinder, Bs. i. 616 (wrongly spelt slij), freq. in mod. usage.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛚᚢ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

botan.
botanically.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
gl
glossary.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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