Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleipnir

/ˈsleipnɪr/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: sleip-nir
IPA: /ˈsleipnɪr/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The eight-legged horse of Odin.

Example Sentences

"And Ranald swore first by the white Christ, and then by the head of Sleipnir, Odin’s horse[.]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Sleipnir (“the slipper, the slippy one”).

Questions

How do you pronounce sleipnir?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsleipnɪr/.
What does sleipnir mean?: The eight-legged horse of Odin.
Where does sleipnir come from?: Borrowed from Old Norse Sleipnir (“the slipper, the slippy one”).

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