Slakki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Slakki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 slakki

a, m. [North. E. slack, a hollow of sinking in the ground; cp. Dan. slank; Germ. schlank]:—a slope on a mountain edge; slakki í brúninni, í fjallinu. Slakka-gil (spelt Selakka-gil), a local name, D. I. i. 475: a nickname, Bs. i. 424.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛚᛅᚴᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
North. E.: Northern English.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. I.: Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)

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