Slæfa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - slæfa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "slæfa" in Norwegian.

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

slæfa: slæfa, v. (að) = sljófa, sljófga; at sá maðrslæfist ok óttist guð drottin (sakir)svá liðinnar ok vorðinnar harðligrarhegndar, sem hann vill eigi áðr óttastfyrir sjalfs hans skyld ok ástundanlofligs siðferðis Stj. 28813; við slíkarfortölur slæfaðisk skap jarlsins Sturl.I, 24334; slæfar þetta þar heldr bar-dagann Sturl. I, 4025.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛚᛅᚠᛆ
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:

v.: Verbum.