Sleipnir
Old Norse Dictionary - sleipnir
Meaning of Old Norse word "sleipnir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sleipnir
- m. the ‘slipper,’ the name of Odin’s eight-footed steed, see Edda, Sdm., Gm.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛁᛁᛒᚾᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Sdm.
- Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)