Flenna

Old Norse Dictionary - flenna

Meaning of Old Norse word "flenna" in English.

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

flenna Old Norse word can mean:

flenna
1. t, to put wide open (cant word), Eg. 305, v. l., Fb. iii. 335, 427.
flenna
2. u, f. [flanni], a gadding, giddy woman.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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