Slá

Old Norse Dictionary - slá

Meaning of Old Norse word "slá"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word slá can mean:slá

slá
1. ð, to bar; ok sláð rammliga, Fms. i. 104.
slá
2. f. [Engl. a weaver’s slay], a bar, bolt, cross-beam, Fms. i. 179; slá um þvert skipit, Nj. 44, 125; slárnar eða spengrnar, Stj. 45; hann renndi frá slánum, þeim er vóru á virkis-hurðunni, ok lauk upp virkinu, Bs. i. 672. slá-járn, n. an iron bar, Fms. ii. 179.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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