Fley-skip

Old Norse Dictionary - fley-skip

Meaning of Old Norse word "fley-skip" in English.

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

fley-skip
n. a ‘fly-ship,’ Fb. i. 528 (in a verse), n. G. L. iii. 112, where it is opp. to langskip: cp. fley.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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