slœgð

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slōgiþō, equivalent to slœgr (“sly”) +‎ -ð (“-th”).

Noun

slœgð f

  1. trick, sleight, slyness

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sløgd
  • Old Swedish: sløghþ
    • Swedish: slöjd
      • → English: slöjd/sloyd/slojd
      • → Danish: sløjd
      • → Norwegian:
        • Norwegian Bokmål: sløyd
        • Norwegian Nynorsk: sløyd
      • → Dutch: slöjd
  • → Middle English: sleighte, sleght, sleythe

Further reading

  • slöjd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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