Slíðr
Old Norse Dictionary - slíðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "slíðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word slíðr can mean:slíðr
- slíðr
- adj., the r is radical, [Ulf. sleiþis = χαλεπός, cp. sleiþis = κίνδυνος; A. S. slíð, slîdor]:—fearful; hefndir slíðrar ok sárar, Gh. 5; í slíðri Súðvík, in the fatal Southwick, of a place of battle, Ó. H. 19 (in a verse).
- slíðr
- COMPDS: slíðrbeittr, slíðrfengligr, slíðrhugaðr, slíðrliga, slíðrugtanni.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛁᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gh.
- Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)