Flimta

Old Norse Dictionary - flimta

Meaning of Old Norse word "flimta" in English.

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

flimta
að and t, to flout, lampoon; ef þú flimtar mik, Fms. ii. 9; flimtaði, Fs. 89; but þeir flimtu Þorgrím, Fms. vi. 31 (flimtuðu, v. l.); flimtaði (subj.), Fs. 89.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
subj.
subjunctive.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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