Sleita
Old Norse Dictionary - sleita
Meaning of Old Norse word "sleita"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sleita can mean:sleita
- sleita
- u, f. backsliding; með ofrkappi ok sleitum, Sks. 341; lögkrókar ok sleitur, 439; vinna mál með sleitum, Fas. iii. 196; drekka við sleitur, to drink unfairly, in a drinking-bout = Gr. κλεψιποτειν, Eg. 258.
- sleita
- COMPDS: sleitudómr, SleituHelgi, sleitulaust.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛁᛁᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Gr.
- Greek.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)