Slok

Old Norse Dictionary - slok

Meaning of Old Norse word "slok" in English.

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

slok
n. [Engl. sluice; Dan. slug; cp. Germ. schlucht], the sluice by which the water is led to the wheel of a water-mill, B. K. 81, D. n. iv. 536; hann var mylnu-vörðr ok hafði vaktað slok (sloa Ed.) undir mylnurnar, Post. 246 (the printed Ed.)

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

B. K.
Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
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