Flakka

Old Norse Dictionary - flakka

Meaning of Old Norse word "flakka" in English.

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

flakka
að, to rove about as a beggar, FaS. ii. 228, FmS. viii. 240, Sturl. i. 70 (MS.): metaph., Vápn. 4.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vápn.
Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)
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