Laski

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Laski

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 laski

a, m. a flaw, fissure in wood.

2 laski

II. the wrist-piece of a gauntlet beneath the thumb, (opp. to ló or lóð = the finger part); the phrase, á ló og laski! The foreman of a fishing-boat divides the catch of fish into two heaps, then throws a glove between these heaps, and turning his face away shouts, á ló og laski! whereupon each man of the crew has, in his turn, to choose either the ló or the laski, and take his share according to the side to which the laski or the ló points.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛅᛋᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
gl
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
opp
opposed to.
opp.
opposed.
opp. to
opposed to.
p.
page.
part
participle.

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