slíðra

slíðra

Icelandic

Verb

slíðra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative slíðraði, supine slíðrað)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to sheathe, to put into a sheath ^syn.

   Hún slíðraði sverðið.

   She sheathed the sword.

   • Matthew 26:52 (English and Icelandic)

     Jesús sagði við hann: „Slíðra sverð þitt! Allir, sem sverði bregða, munu fyrir sverði falla.“

     "Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who draw the sword will die by the sword."

Synonyms

• (sheath): ^def. setja í slíður