Icelandic Online: Dictionary Entry for slíta

slíta v (acc/dat) (sleit, slitu, slitið)

A. (acc) (rífa sundur) snap, break

~ sundur

break in two

~ band

snap a cord

~ upp grass

tear up grass

B. (dat)

1. (eyða) wear, wear out

~ fötum

wear out clothes

2. (enda) end, close, break off

~ fundi

adjourn/close a meeting

~ sambandi við e-n

break off relations with sby

~ trúlofun

break off an engagement

~ tali

end a conversation

C. impers

e-u slítur

sth comes to an end

bátinn sleit upp

the boat was torn loose

D. phrases

~ sig af e-m

break loose from sby's grip

~ sig frá e-u

tear oneself away from sth

~ e-ð upp

pull sth up

~ sér út

wear oneself out

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