Slokna

Old Norse Dictionary - slokna

Meaning of Old Norse word "slokna" in English.

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

slokna: að, [Dan. slukkes; n. Lancashire slocken; Engl. slake], to be extinguished; brennr … sloknar, Hm. 50; ljós (log, ekir) sloknar, Rb. 352, Fms. iv. 28, xi. 35, Fb. ii. 8, 129, Gísl. 29, Gullþ. 50; sloknar hann aldregi hvárki af vindi né vætum, Stj. 86; gaus upp stundum eldrinn en stundum sloknaði niðr, Nj. 204: part., þá er sloknaðr var eldrinn, Edda (pref.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

pref.: preface.

v.: vide.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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