Slökkvir

Old Norwegian Dictionary - slökkvir

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "slökkvir" (or slǫkkvir) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

slökkvir (slǫkkvir): slökkvir, m. Slukker, den som slukker eller standser noget (e-s), saa at det ophørerat være eller virke; má þér í því veramikill sorgar slökkvir Barl. 1759 jvfBp. II, 2838.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, slökkvir may be more accurately written as slǫkkvir.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛚᚯᚴᚴᚠᛁᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.