Slátr
Old Norse Dictionary - slátr
Meaning of Old Norse word "slátr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word slátr can mean:slátr
- slátr
- n. [slag, slá, a contr. form, cp. Engl. slaughter]:—butcher’s meat, K. Þ. K. 102, K. Á. 190, Nj. 75, Ísl. ii. 331, Ó. H. 33; limr slátrs, Gþl.; slátr allt ok beinin með, eta s. allt af beinum. Edda 31; ný slátr er hér nú at höndla, Sturl. i. 169.
- slátr
- COMPDS: slátrdiskr, slátrfé, slátrfórn, slátrföng, slátrgripr, slátrmangari, slatrsauðr, slátrastörf, slátrtollr, slátrtrog, slátrvist.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛅᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- contr.
- contracted.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)