Flóa

Old Norse Dictionary - flóa

Meaning of Old Norse word "flóa" in English.

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

flóa Old Norse word can mean:

flóa: að, to boil milk or fluids; hence, flóuð mjólk, boiled milk; óflóuð mjólk, unboiled milk; sólin heitir ok flóar alla veröld, Mar. 56; hón flóar ok heitir kólnuð hjörtu. 60.

flóa: II. to flood; Lögrinn gengr svá upp á löndin at víða flóar, Ó. H. 17; af hans sárum flóaði svá mikit blóð, Mar. (Fr.): in mod. usage always declined with ð, flóir and flóði, if in this sense.

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

Abbreviations used:

Fr.: French in etymologies.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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