Slægr
Old Norse Dictionary - slægr
Meaning of Old Norse word "slægr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word slægr can mean:slægr
- slægr
- 1. m. a profitable thing, gain, Fas. iii. 194, Orkn. 424, v. l.; segja þeir hversu mikill slægr var til fjárins, Band. 20 new Ed.; vil ek sjá hann, ok virða fyrir mér hverr s. mér þykkir í vera, consider what I think he is worth, Fs. 11; þykki mér þó meiri slægr til hans, Nj. 42, Hem.: hón kvað nú vera slæg í at hitta Hólmverja, Ísl. ii. 77.
- slægr
- 2. i. e. slœgr, adj., compar. slægri, but slægari, Barl. 24, and so in mod. usage; acc. slægjan, Hkv. 2. 10: [Old Engl. sligh; Engl. sly]:—sly, cunning; slægr í skaplyndi, Nj. 38; grályndr ok s., 85; ormrinn var öllum kvikindum slægri, Sks. 501, Barl. 24; veit ek engan mann slægra, Fms. vi. 18; eigi mun hittask annarr slægri, Band. 35 new Ed.; ú-slægr, Nj. 102.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛅᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- acc.
- accusative.
- adj.
- adjective.
- compar.
- comparative.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- i. e.
- id est.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Hem.
- Hemings-þáttr. (C. H.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)