slǿgr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• slœgr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slōgiz (“able to strike; clever”).

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈsløːɣr̩/

Adjective

slǿgr

1. crafty, cunning, sly

Declension

    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

• Icelandic: slægur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sløg
• Old Danish: sløw
  • Danish: sløv
• Old Swedish: sløgher
  • Swedish: slög (obsolete)
• → Middle English: sley, sly
  • Scots: sley, sleye, sley
  • English: sly

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