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.)