slœgð

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *slōgiþō, equivalent to slœgr (“sly”) +‎ -ð (“-th”).

Noun[edit]

slœgð f

trick, sleight, slyness

Descendants[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk: sløgd
Old Swedish: sløghþ
- Swedish: slöjd
  - → English: slöjd/sloyd/slojd
  - → Danish: sløjd
  - → Norwegian:
    - Norwegian Bokmål: sløyd
    - Norwegian Nynorsk: sløyd
  - → Dutch: slöjd
→ Middle English: sleighte, sleght, sleythe
- English: sleight

References[edit]

slöjd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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