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sljór
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse sljór (also sljár, slær), from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sljór (comparative sljórri, superlative sljóastur)
- dim-witted, not very quick on the uptake
- Aumingja drengurinn er svolítið sljór.
- The poor boy is a little dim.
- (of objects) blunt
- Synonym: bitlaus
- Þetta sverð er sljótt.
- This sword is blunt.
- jaded, (of e.g. a person or his interest, appetite) worn out and made tired and dull
Declension
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Old Norse
Alternative forms
- sljár, slær
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz.
Adjective
sljór
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “sljór”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 389; also available at the Internet Archive
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