Flétta

Old Norse Dictionary - flétta

Meaning of Old Norse word "flétta" in English.

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

flétta: tt or að, [Lat. plectere; Ulf. flehtan; Germ. flechten; Dan. flette; the word is scarcely borrowed from the Germ.]:—to plait; hár fléttað, Karl. 335: reflex., hárið fléttask niðr á bringu, the hair fell down in braids on the breast, 226.

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

Similar entries:

Flétta (II)

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

reflex.: retlexive.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

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