slo
Translingual edit
Symbol edit
slo
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English slā, slāh, from Proto-West Germanic *slaihā, from Proto-Germanic *slaihǭ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- sloe (blackthorn fruit)
- (figuratively) Something of no worth.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “slō, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Verb edit
slo
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
slo
Etymology 2 edit
Uncertain, though there may be a relation to Latin lactes. Compare also Icelandic slóg.
Noun edit
slo n (definite singular sloet, indefinite plural slo, definite plural sloa)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
slo f (definite singular sloa, indefinite plural sloer, definite plural sloene)
- a towpath
Etymology 4 edit
Related to slim (“slime”).
Noun edit
slo f (definite singular sloa, indefinite plural sloer, definite plural sloene)
Etymology 5 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
slo
- imperative of sloe
References edit
- “slo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.