slǿgr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slōgiz (“able to strike; clever”).

Pronunciation
  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈsløːɣr̩/

Adjective

slǿgr

  1. crafty, cunning, sly

Declension
    Strong declension of slǿgr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative slǿgr slǿg slǿgt
accusative slǿgjan slǿgja slǿgt
dative slǿgjum slǿgri slǿgju
genitive slǿgs slǿgrar slǿgs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative slǿgir slǿgjar slǿg
accusative slǿgja slǿgjar slǿg
dative slǿgjum slǿgjum slǿgjum
genitive slǿgra slǿgra slǿgra
    Weak declension of slǿgr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative slǿgi slǿgja slǿgja
accusative slǿgja slǿgju slǿgja
dative slǿgja slǿgju slǿgja
genitive slǿgja slǿgju slǿgja
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative slǿgju slǿgju slǿgju
accusative slǿgju slǿgju slǿgju
dative slǿgjum slǿgjum slǿgjum
genitive slǿgju slǿgju slǿgju
    Declension of comparative of slǿgr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative slǿgjari slǿgjari slǿgjara
accusative slǿgjara slǿgjari slǿgjara
dative slǿgjara slǿgjari slǿgjara
genitive slǿgjara slǿgjari slǿgjara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative slǿgjari slǿgjari slǿgjari
accusative slǿgjari slǿgjari slǿgjari
dative slǿgjurum slǿgjurum slǿgjurum
genitive slǿgjari slǿgjari slǿgjari
    Strong declension of superlative of slǿgr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative slǿgjastr slǿgjust slǿgjast
accusative slǿgjastan slǿgjasta slǿgjast
dative slǿgjustum slǿgjastri slǿgjustu
genitive slǿgjasts slǿgjastrar slǿgjasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative slǿgjastir slǿgjastar slǿgjust
accusative slǿgjasta slǿgjastar slǿgjust
dative slǿgjustum slǿgjustum slǿgjustum
genitive slǿgjastra slǿgjastra slǿgjastra
    Weak declension of superlative of slǿgr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative slǿgjasti slǿgjasta slǿgjasta
accusative slǿgjasta slǿgjustu slǿgjasta
dative slǿgjasta slǿgjustu slǿgjasta
genitive slǿgjasta slǿgjustu slǿgjasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative slǿgjustu slǿgjustu slǿgjustu
accusative slǿgjustu slǿgjustu slǿgjustu
dative slǿgjustum slǿgjustum slǿgjustum
genitive slǿgjustu slǿgjustu slǿgjustu

Descendants
  • Icelandic: slægur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sløg
  • Old Danish: sløw
  • Old Swedish: sløgher
    • Swedish: slög (obsolete)
  • → Middle English: sley, sly

References
  • "slœgr", Geir T. Zoëga (1910), A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford at the Claredon Press, page 390
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