Slefa
Old Norse Dictionary - slefa
Meaning of Old Norse word "slefa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word slefa can mean:slefa
- slefa
- u, f. slaver (Lat. saliva), Edda 20, Sks. 229; slefu-speldi, a bib or tucker round the neck of children.
- slefa
- 2. poët. a serpent, from its slime: a nickname, Hkr. slefu-mæltr, part. drawling in talking.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛁᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)