Slá

Old Icelandic Dictionary - slá

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "slá" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

slá Old Icelandic word can mean:

slá: I)

slá: (slæ; sló, slógum; sleginn; pret. also sleri), v.

slá: 1) to smite, strike (~ e-n högg, kinnhest);

slá: 2) ~ hörpu, fiðlu, to strike the harp, fiddle;

slá: ~ slag, to strike up a tune;

slá: ~ leik, to strike up, begin, a game;

slá: ~ vef, to strike the web, to weave;

slá: 3) to hammer, forge (~ gull, silfr, sverð);

slá: ~ e-t e-u, to mount with (járnum sleginn);

slá: 4) to cut grass, mow (~ hey, töðu, tún, eng);

slá: 5) to slay, kill (síns bróður sló hann handbana);

slá: 6) fig., ~ kaupi, to strike a bargain;

slá: ~ máli í sátt, to refer a matter to arbitration;

slá: ~ fylking, to draw up a line of battle;

slá: ~ hring um, to surround;

slá: ~ manngarð, mannhring, to form a ring of men round;

slá: ~ eldi í e-t, to set fire to;

slá: ~ landtjöldum, to pitch a tent, or also, to strike a tent, take it down;

slá: ~ festum, to unmoor a ship;

slá: ~ netjum, to put out the nets;

slá: ~ hundum lausum, to slip the hounds;

slá: 7) with preps.:

slá: ~ e-t af, to cut off;

slá: ~ e-n af, to kill, slaughter;

slá: ~ á e-t, to take to a thing;

slá: ~ á glens ok glúmur, to take to play and sport;

slá: ~ á heit, to take to making a vow;

slá: ~ e-u á sik, to take upon one-self;

slá: ~ á sik sótt, to feign illness;

slá: ~ á sik úlfúð, to show anger or ill-will;

slá: ekki skaltu slíku á þik ~, do not betake thyself to that;

slá: impers., sló á hann hlátri, he was taken with a fit of laughter;

slá: sló ótta á marga, many were seized with fear;

slá: því slær á, at, it so happens that;

slá: ljóssi sleri (= sló) fyrir hann, a light flashed upon him;

slá: ~ í deilu, to begin quarrelling (eitt kveld, er þeir drukku, slógu þeir í deilu mikla);

slá: impers., slær í e-t, it arises;

slá: slær þegar í bardaga, it came to a fight;

slá: ~ niðr e-u, to put an end to;

slá: nú er niðr slegit allri vináttu, now there is an end to all friendship;

slá: ~ sér niðr, to lie down, take to one’s bed;

slá: ~ e-n niðr, to kill;

slá: ~ e-u saman, to join (þeir ~ þá saman öllu liðinu í eina fylking);

slá: ~ til e-s, to aim a blow at one, strike at one;

slá: ~ undan höfuð-bendunum, to slacken the stays;

slá: ~ e-u upp, to spread a report;

slá: ~ upp herópi, to raise the war-cry;

slá: impers., loganum sló upp ór keröldunum, the flame burst out of the vessels;

slá: ~ út e-u, to pour out (þá er full er mundlaugin, gengr hón ok slær út eitrinu);

slá: ~ e-u við, to take into use (þá var slegit við öllum búnaði);

slá: ~ við segli, to spread the sail;

slá: ek hefi þó náliga öllu við slegit, því er ek hefi í minni fest, I have put forth almost all that I recollected;

slá: ~ beizli við hest, to put a bridle on a horse;

slá: e-u slær yfir, it comes over, arises (slær yfir þoku svá myrkri, at engi þeirra sá annan);

slá: 8) refl., ~st;

slá: II)

slá: (~ða, ~ðr), v. to bar (hliðit var ~t rammliga).

slá: III)

slá: (pl. ~r), f. bar, bolt, cross-beam (~ ein var um þvert skipit).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛅ

Abbreviations used:

pret.: preterite.

e-t: eitthvat.

e-u: einhverju.

e-s: einhvers.

impers.: impersonal.

f.: feminine.

pl.: plural.

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