Slíki-steinn

Old Norse Dictionary - slíki-steinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "slíki-steinn"

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

slíki-steinn
m. a ‘sleek-stone,’ a fine whetstone, D. I. i. 255, Vm. 6. slíkisteins-auga, n. the eye or hole of a whetstone, a nickname, Ld.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

D. I.
Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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