slakr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *slakaz, whence also Old English slæc (English slack).
Adjective
slakr (comparative slakari, superlative slakastr)
- (normally said of a rope) slack, lax; not tense, not firmly extended
- c. 9th century, Bragi Boddason, Þorr's Fishing, quoted in c. 1220, Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Skáldskaparmál, Chap. 11. Þórskenningar
- Vaðr lá Viðris arfa / vilgi slakr, es rakðisk, / á Eynæfis ǫndri, / Jǫrmungandr at sandi
- The fishing line of Viðrir's inheritor [Thor] / lay not slack / on the ski of Eynæfir [the boat] / when Jǫrmungandr uncoiled on the sea's bottom.
- c. 9th century, Bragi Boddason, Þorr's Fishing, quoted in c. 1220, Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Skáldskaparmál, Chap. 11. Þórskenningar
- slack; weak, not firm
Declension
Strong declension of slakr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | slakr | slak | slakt |
| accusative | slakan | slaka | slakt |
| dative | slakum | slakri | slaku |
| genitive | slaks | slakrar | slaks |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | slakir | slakar | slak |
| accusative | slaka | slakar | slak |
| dative | slakum | slakum | slakum |
| genitive | slakra | slakra | slakra |
Weak declension of slakr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | slaki | slaka | slaka |
| accusative | slaka | slaku | slaka |
| dative | slaka | slaku | slaka |
| genitive | slaka | slaku | slaka |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | slaku | slaku | slaku |
| accusative | slaku | slaku | slaku |
| dative | slakum | slakum | slakum |
| genitive | slaku | slaku | slaku |
Declension of comparative of slakr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | slakari | slakari | slakara |
| accusative | slakara | slakari | slakara |
| dative | slakara | slakari | slakara |
| genitive | slakara | slakari | slakara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | slakari | slakari | slakari |
| accusative | slakari | slakari | slakari |
| dative | slakurum | slakurum | slakurum |
| genitive | slakari | slakari | slakari |
Strong declension of superlative of slakr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | slakastr | slakust | slakast |
| accusative | slakastan | slakasta | slakast |
| dative | slakustum | slakastri | slakustu |
| genitive | slakasts | slakastrar | slakasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | slakastir | slakastar | slakust |
| accusative | slakasta | slakastar | slakust |
| dative | slakustum | slakustum | slakustum |
| genitive | slakastra | slakastra | slakastra |
Weak declension of superlative of slakr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | slakasti | slakasta | slakasta |
| accusative | slakasta | slakustu | slakasta |
| dative | slakasta | slakustu | slakasta |
| genitive | slakasta | slakustu | slakasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | slakustu | slakustu | slakustu |
| accusative | slakustu | slakustu | slakustu |
| dative | slakustum | slakustum | slakustum |
| genitive | slakustu | slakustu | slakustu |
Descendants
- Icelandic: slakur
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: slak
- Norwegian Nynorsk: slak
- Swedish: slak