sljór

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse sljór (also sljár, slær), from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈstljouːr] Rhymes: -ouːr === Adjective === sljór (comparative sljórri, superlative sljóastur) dim-witted, not very quick on the uptake (of objects) blunt Synonym: bitlaus jaded, (of e.g. a person or his interest, appetite) worn out and made tired and dull ==== Declension ==== == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === sljár, slær === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz. === Adjective === sljór blunt fainthearted ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: sljór, sljár, slær Norwegian Nynorsk: sljo, slø Old Swedish: sliōr Swedish: slö Old Danish: sliø̄ Danish: sløv (influenced by sløv, from Old Norse slǿgr) Norwegian Bokmål: sløv === 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