Slit

Old Norse Dictionary - slit

Meaning of Old Norse word "slit"

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

Old Norse word slit can mean:slit

slit
n. [slíta], a slit, tear; kápa komin at sliti, a worn-out cloak, Band. 5; rif ok slit, Bs. ii. 143; það er ekki til slits; kvið-slit, hernia.
slit
2. metaph. in pl. a rupture, breach, Þiðr. 94; sifja-slit, frið-slit, flaum-slit, q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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