Orðslœgr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - orðslœgr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "orðslœgr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

orðslœgr
orðslœgr, adj. kløgtig, slu, underfundig i sin Tale; ormr þessi hinn orðslœgi réðmér þetta úráð (jvf 1 Mos. 3, 13) Kgs.10826; ek hafða við hann langt orða-stríð, en er ek fékk hann eigi meðeinum samt orðum sigrat né samanrekit, því at hann var harðla orðslœgr,þá - Heilag. II, 4226; orðslœgr okmálsnjallr Heilag. I, 3324.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚱᚦᛋᛚᚯᚵᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adj.
Adjectiv.
s.
substantiv.

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