slö
Swedish
adj
Definitions
- dull; not sharp
- lazy
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse sljór inherited from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz (blunt, weak, slack, dull, faint) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (limp, slack, flabby, loose).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)lew-
Gloss
limp, slack, flabby, loose
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forslow English
- overslow English
- sloth English
- slow English
- slow-burning English
- slow-paced English
- slowass English
- slowback English
- slowball English
- slowcoach English
- slowcore English
- slowen English
- sloweth English
- slowfooted English
- slowish English
- slowly English
- slown English
- slowness English
- slowpitch English
- slowplay English
- slowpoke English
- slowsome English
- slowth English
- superslow English
- ultraslow English
- slowen Dutch, Flemish
- slow French
- *(s)lew- Proto-Indo-European
- *lūþrijaz Proto-Germanic
- *slaiwaz Proto-Germanic
- *slekwaną Proto-Germanic
- *slūm- Proto-Germanic
- slø Norwegian Nynorsk
- slaw Old English
- slæwþ Old English
- slāw Old English
- slow Middle English
- sljóleikr Old Norse
- sljór Old Norse
- sløv Danish
- sljór Icelandic
- sljö Westrobothnian