sleggje
Norwegian Nynorsk
/²slɛjːə/
noun-f2
Definitions
- a sledge (sledgehammer)
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse sleggja (sledgehammer).
Origin
Old Norse
sleggja
Gloss
sledgehammer
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sledge English
- sledgehammer English
- sledgelike English
- sledger English
- sledgie English
- *slagjǭ Proto-Germanic
- slegge Middle English
- sleggja Old Norse
- sleggja Icelandic
- slej Welsh