Fletja

Old Norse Dictionary - fletja

Meaning of Old Norse word "fletja" in English.

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

fletja
flatti; pres. flet; part. flattr:—to cut open; þorskr flattr, dried cod, stock fish, Grág. ii. 354 B, Jb. 317: reflex. to stretch oneself, Fas. ii. 147: impers., skip (acc.) fletr, to drift aside (with the current).

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
impers.
impersonal.
part.
participle.
pers.
person.
pres.
present.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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