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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *slōgiz (“able to strike; clever”).
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈsløːɣr̩/
Adjective
slǿgr
- crafty, cunning, sly
Declension
Strong declension of slǿgr
Declension of comparative of slǿgr
Strong declension of superlative of slǿgr
Weak declension of superlative of slǿgr
Descendants
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” 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