Flár

Old Norse Dictionary - flár

Meaning of Old Norse word "flár" in English.

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

flár Old Norse word can mean:

flár: fem. flá, neut. flátt, compar. flári, superl. flástr, prop. gaping; flár saumr, a loose ill-stitched seam.

flár: 2. metaph. in the saving, mæla fagrt, en hyggja flátt, to speak fair, but think false, Fms. ii. 91, Hm. 90, Bjarn. 21, Al. 102.

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

Abbreviations used:

compar.: comparative.

fem.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

neut.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

superl.: superlative.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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