Slökvir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Slökvir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 slökvir (slǫkvir)

m. a slaker, one who extinguishes, Barl. 175, Lex. Poët.: in compds, slökkvi-tól, -vél, fire-engines.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᛋᛚᚢᚴᚢᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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