Slökvir
Old Norse Dictionary - slökvirMeaning 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.