slátur

From Old Norse slátr, from Proto-Germanic *slahtrą, from *slahaną (“to hit, strike”) (whence Icelandic slá).

• IPA^(key): /ˈstlauːtʏr/

  Rhymes: -auːtʏr

slátur n (genitive singular sláturs, nominative plural slátur)

1. the edible parts of a slaughtered animal besides the main cuts (legs, shoulder, etc.), including internal organs, blood, the head and feet; offal
2. liver or blood sausage, i.e. lifrarpylsa or blóðmör
3. useful material retrieved from a destroyed item, building, etc.

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “slátur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)