Slakki

Old Norse Dictionary - slakki

Meaning of Old Norse word "slakki" in English.

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

slakki: a, m. [North. E. slack, a hollow of sinking in the ground; cp. Dan. slank; Germ. schlank]:—a slope on a mountain edge; slakki í brúninni, í fjallinu. Slakka-gil (spelt Selakka-gil), a local name, D. I. i. 475: a nickname, D. I.I.)">Bs. i. 424.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

North. E.: Northern English.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

D. I.: Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)

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