Slen

Old Norse Dictionary - slen

Meaning of Old Norse word "slen"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word slen can mean:slen

slen
n. sloth; nú muntú verða at draga slenit af þér, mannskræfan, Grett. 91: also medic. dullness, slen ok máttleysi, slen og doði.
slen
COMPDS: slen-skapligr (slen-samr, slen-samligr), adj. slothful, n. G. l. ii. 417 (note 15). slen-skapr, m. slotbfulness, laziness, Al. 34, 42, n. G. l. ii. 418.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛁᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

medic.
medicine, medically.
n.
neuter.
adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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