Fleyta

Old Norse Dictionary - fleyta

Meaning of Old Norse word "fleyta" in English.

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

fleyta Old Norse word can mean:

fleyta: tt, [fljóta, flaut], to float, launch, with dat.; fleyta skipum, Hkr. iii. 433, Eg. 359.

fleyta: β. to lift slightly from the ground, Fms. iii. 211: reflex. fleytask, metaph. to pass, go through, but with the notion of a narrow escape, as a boat in shallow water, Band. 7 (v. l.) new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

reflex.: retlexive.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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