Fljót

Old Norse Dictionary - fljót

Meaning of Old Norse word "fljót" in English.

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

fljót Old Norse word can mean:

fljót: n. [A. S. fleôt = ostium; cp. the Fleet River in London, whence Fleet Street, Northfleet and Southfleet in Kent; Germ. fliess, usually fluss, whence Dan. flod]:—in old writers scarcely used except as a pr. name of a river, viz. Markar-fljót (and simply Fljót) in the south of Icel., whence Fljóts-hlíð, f. the county, Landn. and Nj. passim; and the county Fljót (pl.) in the north of Icel., whence Fljóta-menn, m. pl. the men from Fljót, Sturl. i. 138: in mod. usage it may be used as an appell. a river, as in Dan. and Germ., but scarcely except in poetry, e. g. Núm. 7. 1.

fljót: 2. á fljóti, afloat, FmS. iv. 65; better á floti, vide flot.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

pr.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

viz.: namely.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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