Sleipr
Old Norse Dictionary - sleipr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sleipr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sleipr
- adj. [North. E. slape], slippery, Vígl. 31; háfa steinstrætið heimsins sleipt, hefir mér opt í vanda steypt, Pass. 34. 14, freq. in mod. usage.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛁᛁᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
Works & Authors cited:
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)