Slóði

Old Norse Dictionary - slóði

Meaning of Old Norse word "slóði"

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

Old Norse word slóði can mean:slóði

slóði
a, m. [slóð], a truss of fagots trailed along; draga slóða, to drag a slot or trail; and metaph. to leave a slot behind, be fatal; slóða mun draga, at því er ek hygg, Band.; má annars staðar meiri slóða draga enn hér, Nj. 54.
slóði
COMPDS: slóðahrís, slóðastöð, slóðavegr.
slóði
II. of a person, a sloven, slothful fellow. slóða-legr, adj. slothful. slóða-skapr, m. slothfulness.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
adj.
adjective.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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