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.)