Sláttr

Old Norse Dictionary - sláttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sláttr" in English.

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

sláttr Old Norse word can mean:

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.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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