sláttr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slahtuz.

Noun

sláttr m (genitive sláttar, dative slætti)

  1. mowing
  2. playing (a harp)

Declension

Declension of sláttr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sláttr sláttrinn slættir slættirnir
accusative slátt sláttinn sláttu sláttuna
dative slætti slættinum sláttum sláttunum
genitive sláttar sláttarins slátta sláttanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: sláttur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: slått
  • Old Swedish: slāt f

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “sláttr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 387; also available at the Internet Archive
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