Slakr

Old Norse Dictionary - slakr

Meaning of Old Norse word "slakr"

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

slakr
slök, slakt, adj. slack, almost used as in Engl., e. g. reipið er slakt, slack, not tight-stretched; vaðr vilgi slakr, Bragi (of a fishing-line): also the phrase, slá slöku við, to slacken one’s exertion, to idle; the word is very freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
e. g.
exempli gratia.
Engl.
English.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.

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