Slæma
Old Norse Dictionary - slæma
Meaning of Old Norse word "slæma"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- slæma
- i. e. slœma, ð, to slam, i. e. to swing a weapon, to strike at an object almost out of reach; hann slæmir til hans öxinni, Ni. 155; Barði slæmir á síðu honum, Ísl. ii. 365; Sigurðr slæmir til hennar sverðinu ok höggr af henni höndina, O. H. l. 42; slæmdi hann á fót Hrolleifi, Fs. 33; hann fékk brugðit sverðinu, ok slæmir eptir honum, 65.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛅᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)