Slægð
Old Norse Dictionary - slægð
Meaning of Old Norse word "slægð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- slægð
- i. e. slœgð, f. slyness, cunning, Nj. 241, Edda 18, Fms. i. 215, 221, x. 269, Stj. 366, Barl. 103, 175; lastar hann Loka með slægð sína ok vélar, Clem. passim. slægðar-maðr, m. a sly fellow, 655 iii. 2.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛅᚴᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Clem.
- Clements Saga. (F. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)