Sleppa
Old Norse Dictionary - sleppa
Meaning of Old Norse word "sleppa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sleppa can mean:sleppa
- sleppa
- slepp, slapp, sluppu, slyppi, slyppinn, [A. S. slipan; Engl. slip]:—to slip, slide; sleggjan slapp (slipped) ór hendi honum, BS. i. 342; sluppu honum fætr, his feet slipped, FmS. viii. 393; ál svá hálan, at hann sleppr manni, an eel so slippery that it slips out of one’s hands, Stj. 69.
- sleppa
- 2. to slip away, escape; ef Þórólfr skal sleppa, Boll. 342; láta e-t S. hjá sér, FaS. i. 92; hinir hafa refsingar-lausir undan sloppit, n. G. l. i. 123.
- sleppa
- 3. to slip, fail, miss; vera má at fleiri sé sátir á skóginum ef hin fyrsta slyppi, may be there will be more ambushes if the first should fail. Eg. 568; ef yðr sleppr at festa hendr á Birni, if you fail to get hold of Bjorn, Bjarn. 52.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛁᛒᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- S.
- Saga.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Boll.
- Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)