Sláttr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sláttr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sláttr

m., gen. sláttar, dat. slætti:—a smiting, mowing; vera at slætti, Ísl. ii. 346; leið nú til þess er tekið var til sláttar, Grett. 121 A: freq. in mod. usage = slátta, túna-sláttr, engja-sláttr, the season for mowing the home-field and the out-field.

2 sláttr

3. the striking an instrument = slagr; drepa strengi til sláttar, Stj. 458.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛚᛅᛏᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

dat.: dative.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gen.: genitive.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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