Slétta
Old Norse Dictionary - slétta
Meaning of Old Norse word "slétta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word slétta can mean:slétta
- slétta
- 1. t, [Engl. slight; Germ. schlichten], to make plain, level; lítill blær sléttir ok hylr þá vegu, Stj. 16; slétta tún, to level, smooth a field: metaph., slétta yfir e-t, to smooth over a thing; hafit ér vel yfir slétt vanhyggju mína, Ísl. ii. 201, Fms. i. 74; s. um e-t, Clar.
- slétta
- 2. u, f. a plain, level field. Eg. 230, 528, Barl. 209.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛁᛏᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Clar.
- Clarus Saga. (G. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)