slo

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See also: SLO, sló, slö, slø, and šlo

Translingual

Symbol

slo

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2/B language code for Slovak.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English slā, slāh, from Proto-West Germanic *slaihā, from Proto-Germanic *slaihǭ.

Pronunciation

Noun

slo (plural slos or slon)

  1. sloe (blackthorn fruit)
  2. (figuratively) Something of no worth.

Descendants

  • English: sloe
  • Scots: slae

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

slo

  1. simple past of slå

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sló.

Verb

slo

  1. past tense of slå

Etymology 2

Uncertain, though there may be a relation to Latin lactes. Compare also Icelandic slóg.

Noun

slo n (definite singular sloet, indefinite plural slo, definite plural sloa)

  1. offal of fish
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Norse slóð.

Noun

slo f (definite singular sloa, indefinite plural sloer, definite plural sloene)

  1. a towpath

Etymology 4

Related to slim (“slime”).

Noun

slo f (definite singular sloa, indefinite plural sloer, definite plural sloene)

  1. slowworm
    Synonyms: stålorm, sleve

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

slo

  1. imperative of sloe

References

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