Slekt
Old Norse Dictionary - slekt
Meaning of Old Norse word "slekt"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- slekt
- f. [Dan. slægt; from Germ. ge-schlecht], kind, order; riddara-slekt, Edda (pref.), Bs. ii. 10, 122; konungs garðs s., Stj. 1; ef eg skal dæmdr af Danskri slekt, | og deyja svo fyrir Kongsins mekt, Jón Arason; the word is unclass.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛁᚴᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- class.
- classical.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pref.
- preface.
- unclass.
- unclassical.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)