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sleggja, f. sledge-hammer; verða milli steins ok sleggju, to come between the hammer and the anvil.
sleggju-skapt, n. handle of a sledge-hammer.
sleiking, f. licking (hunda s.).
sleikja (-ta, -tr), v. to lick (kýrin gekk opt ofan í fjöruna ok sleikti steinana).
sleipr, a. slippery (þar var sleipt).
sleita, f. shuffle, subterfuge, esp. pl., drekka við sleitur, to drink unfairly.
sleiti-liga, adv. shuffingly; unfairly (drekka -liga).
sleitu-dómr, m. sham-court;
-laust, adv., drekka -laust, without heel-taps;
-liga, adv. = sleitiliga.
slekt, f. kind, order (riddara s.).
slen, n. sloth, dullness;
-samr, a., -skapligr, a. slothful, lazy;
-skapr, m. slothfulness, laziness.
slentr, n. idle lounging.
sleppa (slepp; slapp, sluppum; sloppinn), v. (1) to slip, glide (sleggjan slapp ór hendi honum); sluppu honum fœtr, his feet slipped; (2) to slip away, escape (ef Þórólfr skal s.); (3) to slip, fail; ef yðr sleppr at festa hendr á Birni, if you fail to get hold of Bjorn.
sleppa (-ta, -t), v. to make slip out of one's hands, let slip; Þorgils hafði sleppt øxinni, Th. had let go of the axe.
sleppi-fengr, a. butter-fingered.
sleppt, adv. feebly; með því at þeim hafði svá s. til tekizt, as they had had such poor success.
sletta (-tta, -tt), v. (1) to slap; hann sletti flötu sverðinu um herðar honum, he slapped him with the flat of the sword; (2) to dash, splash (A. þreif upp skyrkyllinn ok sletti framan í fang Grettis).
slétta (-tta, -ttr), v. to make plain, level; fig., s. yfir e-t, to smooth over a thing, amend, remedy (hafit ér vel yfir slétt vanhyggju mína).
slétta, f. a plain, level field.
slétt-fjallaðr, a. smooth-skinned;
-lendi, n. flat country;
-lendr, a. flat of land;
-máll, a. smooth-spoken;
-mælgi, f.,
-mæli, n. smooth language;
-orðr, a. = -máll.
sléttr, a. plain, flat, even, smooth; s. völlr, level field; s. sjór, smooth sea; segja sínar farar eigi sléttar, to tell of one's journey not having been smooth, to report a failure; neut., slétt, as adv. straight, quite (gengu þeir slétt út af borðunum); smoothly, well (tala slétt); eigi mundi ferðin takast slétt, the journey would not go smoothly.
slétt-yrði, n. pl. = slétt-mæli.
slit, n. (1) tearing (rif ok s.); (2) tear and wear; kápa komin at sliti, a worn-out cloak; (3) rupture, breach (sifja-slit, frið-slit).
slitna (að), v. (1) to break, snap, of a cord, rope, string (festr mun s.); (2) to end, break up (þú vilt, at okkarr kaupmáli slitni).
slitri, slitti, n. rags, tatters.
slíðr, a. fierce, cruel, fearful (hefndir slíðrar ok sárar).
slíðr, n. pl. = slíðrar.
slíðra (að), v. to sheathe, put in the scabbard (s. kníf, sverð).
slíðrar or slíðrir, f. pl. sheath, scabbard (stinga sverð í s.; draga, bregða sverði ór slíðrum).
slíðr-beitr, a. sharp as a a razor;
-fengligr, a. dire, fearful (senna -lig).
slíkr, a. (1) such; s. maðr, such a man; s. sem (or er), such as; s. svá, such like, similar (slíkir svá menn); annarr s., another of the same kind; (2) this, that (þér skulut slíku ráða); (3) neut., slíkt, as adv. in such wise, so; slíkt er þér líkar, as it pleases thee; slíkan, similarly, in a like manner (hygg ek, at slíkan mun hafa farit um annat).
slím, n. slime (þegar eptir þat heit dró af slímit auganu).
slípari, m. whetter, sharpener.
slíta (slít; sleit, slitum; slitinn), v. (1) to snap, break, a string, cord, rope (Æsirnir sýndu honum silkibandit ok báðu hann s.); s. í sundr, to break asunder (s. í sundr svá mjótt band); (2) to tear, pull; Loki sleit upp mistiltein, L. pulled up the mistletoe; slíta ná, hræ, to tear a corpse; s. e-n af sér, to throw one off (S. vildi s. hann af sér); sleit hann undan

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