Fleygja

Old Norse Dictionary - fleygja

Meaning of Old Norse word "fleygja" in English.

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

fleygja Old Norse word can mean:

fleygja: fleygði, [fliúga, flaug], to ‘let fly,’ throw, with dat., Fms. ii. 17, v. 223, xi. 72, Ld. 166, Bs. ii. 87, Rm. 32 (where read fleini): absol., Vsp. 28, Fms. vi. 137; fleygja af hendi, 623. 31.

fleygja: β. impers., mönnum ok fénaði fleygði (were thrown) til jarðar, Ann. 1339.

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

Abbreviations used:

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

dat.: dative.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

impers.: impersonal.

n.: neuter.

pers.: person.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

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