sleggja
nafnorðkvenkyn
u, [from slá, slag; slecge], a sledge-hammer, i. 346, iii. 4, 154, Þ;iðr. 166; með hömrum ok sleggjum, 171; the phrase, verða milli steins ok sleggju, to come between the hammer and the anvil, i. 34; rek-s., a sledge-hammer; fiska-s., járn-s.: in the sleggja is often a round stone with a hole for the handle: sleggju-nef, a club-nose.
2. sleggja, a nickname,
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- Bs.Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Dipl.Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Vm.Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Al.Alexanders saga. (G. I.)
- Fas.Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Vd.Vatnsdæla saga. (D. II.)