Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Slíðrar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 slíðrar

f. pl. (slíðrin, n. pl., Eg. 304), [Engl. slither, sliver]; slíðr, as well as skeiðir, prop. means a lath or ‘slither,’ used to make cases for knives and swords, see Fritzner, s. v.; whence

2 slíðrar

2. a sheath, scabbard; slíðrar, Karl. 331 (slíðrir, v. l.); sverð brugðið í miðjar slíðrar, Bs. i. 660 (slíðrir, Sturl. ii. 23 C. l. c.); slíðrirnar, Edda i. 606 (slíðrar, Ub. l. c.); ganga, draga, bregða, renna, ór slíðrum, Korm. 84, 242, Eg. 30, Band, (in a verse), Fas. i. 57 (in a verse), Orkn. (in a verse), Nj. 159, Sd. 159: in poetry names for a sword, sliðra-tunga, scabbard-tongue; sliðr-áll, scabbard-eel; slíðr-logi, ‘scabbard-lowe;’ slíðr-vöndr, sliver-wand: slíðr-dreginn, -toginn, epithets of a sword, Lex. Poët.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

slíðrar

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Ub.: Uppsala-bók. (C. I.)

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