Sleggja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sleggja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sleggja" in Norwegian.

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

sleggja: sleggja, f. Slegge, stor Hammer især til at slaa Jern eller Sten med; annat höfuðhafði þat á brjóstit sem nykr -, en vérbörðum þat með hömrum ok sleggjumAlex. 1717; greip (maðrinn) járnsleggjuí hönd sér ok rann fyrir ok braut ísinn-, ok er honum var minnst ván, þáslapp sleggjan ór hendi honum í vökinaBp. I, 3467; nú sets Mimir fyrir aflinnok tekr eitt mikit járn ok lætr í eldok ena þyngstu sleggju ok seldi SigurðiDidr. 16620; kom sumt liðit á bak þeimAðils konungs ok urðu svá á milli steinsok sleggju Fld. I, 347. Jvf. járnsleggja.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛚᚽᚵᚵᛁᛆ
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:

a.: accusativ.

f.: Feminin.

p.: Pagina, side.

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