Slakki

Old Norse Dictionary - slakki

Meaning of Old Norse word "slakki"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

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, D. I.I.)">Bs. i. 424.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛅᚴᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
North. E.
Northern English.

Works & Authors cited:

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