slátur
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse slátr, from Proto-Germanic *slahtrą, from *slahaną (“to hit, strike”) (whence Icelandic slá).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editslátur n (genitive singular sláturs, nominative plural slátur)
- the edible parts of a slaughtered animal besides the main cuts (legs, shoulder, etc.), including internal organs, blood, the head and feet; offal
- liver or blood sausage, i.e. lifrarpylsa or blóðmör
- useful material retrieved from a destroyed item, building, etc.
Declension
editdeclension of slátur
References
edit- “slátur” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
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