slǿgr
Old Norse
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *slōgiz (“able to strike; clever”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]slǿgr
Declension
[edit] 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
[edit]- Icelandic: slægur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: sløg
- Old Danish: sløw
- Danish: sløv
- Old Swedish: sløgher
- Swedish: slög (obsolete)
- → Middle English: sley, sly
References
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- "slœgr", Geir T. Zoëga (1910), A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford at the Claredon Press, page 390
- “slǿgr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen