Slæfa
Old Norse Dictionary - slæfa
Meaning of Old Norse word "slæfa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word slæfa can mean:slæfa
- slæfa
- að, to slacken = sljófa, q. v.; slævuðu þær maegður mjök liðveizlu þeirra feðga, Sturl. ii. 61 C.
- slæfa
- 2. reflex., slævaðisk skap jarlsins, his wrath abated, Sturl. ii. 55 C; slævast fyrir bæn e-s, Bs. i. 756; Þorleikr slævast nú (slæsk Ed.) nú í málinu, ok þóttu honum fögr hrossin, Ld. 144.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛅᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)