Slekt

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Slekt

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 slekt

f. [Dan. slægt; from Germ. ge-schlecht], kind, order; riddara-slekt, Edda (pref.), Bs. ii. 10, 122; konungs garðs s., Stj. 1; ef eg skal dæmdr af Danskri slekt, | og deyja svo fyrir Kongsins mekt, Jón Arason; the word is unclass.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛚᛁᚴᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
class.: classical.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
pref.: preface.
unclass.: unclassical.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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