Flæma

Old Norse Dictionary - flæma

Meaning of Old Norse word "flæma" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

flæma
d, to drive away ignominiously, Mart. 119, Fms. v. 304, x. 262, Fær. 133: = slæma, q. v., Nj. 262, a bad reading: reflex. to roam about, rove, (mod.)

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᛅᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

mod.
modern.
q. v.
quod vide.
reflex.
retlexive.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Mart.
Martinus Saga. (F. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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