Flekkr

Old Norse Dictionary - flekkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "flekkr" in English.

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

flekkr Old Norse word can mean:

flekkr: m., pl. flekkir, gen. flekkja, a fleck, spot, Stj. 124, Fms. x. 332, Nj. 68, Fb. i. 258: metaph. a blot, stain, Þorst. St. 51, H. E. i. 505; blóð-f., q. v.; án flekk, sine contaminatione, Mar.

flekkr: 2. a row of hay spread out for drying.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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