Slæki
Old Norse Dictionary - slæki
Meaning of Old Norse word "slæki"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- slæki
- n. [Germ. schlank; Engl. lanky], a slender, tall person; þú ert mesta slæki: hence perh. slæki-drengr, a nickname of a lady, Landn. (from her slender stature).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛅᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- perh.
- perhaps.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)