Slökvir

Old Norse Dictionary - slökvir

Meaning of Old Norse word "slökvir" (or slǫkvir) in English.

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

slökvir (slǫkvir)
m. a slaker, one who extinguishes, Barl. 175, Lex. Poët.: in compds, slökkvi-tól, -vél, fire-engines.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, slökvir may be more accurately written as slǫkvir.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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