Slíta

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

slíta Old Icelandic word can mean:

slíta

(slít; sleit, slitum; slitinn), v.

slíta

1) to snap, break, a string, cord, rope (Æsirnir sýndu honum silkibandit ok báðu hann s.); s. í sundr, to break asunder (s. í sundr svá mjótt band);

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2) to tear, pull; Loki sleit upp mistiltein, L. pulled up the mistletoe; ~ ná, hræ, to tear a corpse; s. e-n af sér, to throw one off (S. vildi s. hann af sér); sleit hann undan veðr, the gale drove him out of his course;

slíta

3) fig. to break, break off, with acc.; s. þing, to break off, dissolve a meeting; with dat. (s. þingi, flokki, veizlunni); áðr þinginu sé slitit, before the meeting be dissolved;

slíta

4) to rend, tear (brynja hans var slitin til únýts); klæði sundr slitin, torn asunder;

slíta

5) to wear-out; hann mun eigi mörgum skyrtunum s., he will not wear out many shirts, not live long; slitnir skór, worn-out shoes;

slíta

6) s. ór e-u, to decide, settle (hann kvað lögmann ór þessu s. skyldu);

slíta

7) impers. to be torn away (sleit af honum mann á báti); with dat., slítr þar tali þeirra, there the talk ended; sleit Fróða frið fjánda á milli, Frodi’s peace was broken between the foes; borgir ok kastalar ok þorp, svá at hvergi slítr, in an unbroken line; þar til er ór slítr með þeim, till it comes to an end;

slíta

8) refl., ~st, to tear oneself loose (s. ór höndum e-m).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛁᛏᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary
• Old Swedish - K.F Söderwall's Dictionary