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.)