Fletta

Old Norse Dictionary - fletta

Meaning of Old Norse word "fletta" in English.

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

fletta Old Norse word can mean:

fletta: tt, to strip; fletta klæðum, Nj. 209, Fms. viii. 77, 264; fletta e-n af brynju, vii. 227, viii. 121; fletta e-u af e-m, to strip (the clothes) off, iii. 125, Al. 89: metaph., Th. 24.

fletta: β. to strip, plunder, Sturl. ii. 208, Fms. ix. 383, Stj. 282; cp. fé-fletta.

fletta: 2. the phrase, fletta bók (dat.), to turn the leaves of a book, (mod.)

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

cp.: compare.

dat.: dative.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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