Flaum-ósi

Old Norse Dictionary - flaum-ósi

Meaning of Old Norse word "flaum-ósi" in English.

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

flaum-ósi
(mod. flumósa), adj. rushing heedlessly on, metaph. from the sudden swelling of a torrent, Gísl. 30, Fs. 30.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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