Flokkr

Old Norse Dictionary - flokkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "flokkr" in English.

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

flokkr Old Norse word can mean:

flokkr: m. akin to fólk, [A. S. floc; Engl. flock; Dan. flok; Swed. flock]

flokkr: I. a body of men; in law five men make a flokkr; flokkr eru fimm menn, Edda 108; þat heitir f. er fimm menn eru saman, n. G. l. i. 61:—a company, host, party, þeir gengu allir í einum flokki, Nj. 100; engla flokkar, a host of angels, Greg. 34; marga flokka, Th. 3; hlaupa í gegn ór öðrum flokki, Grág. ii. 10: adverb., flokkum, in crowds, 656. 18; flokkum þeir fóru, Sl. 63:—a troop, band, hefja flokk, to raise a band, to rebel, FmS. viii. 273, ix. 4; ofríki flokkanna, vii. 293; fara með flokk, to roam about, 318:—a tribe, company, in a good sense, Stj. 321, 322, passim, and so in mod. usage.

flokkr: COMPDS: flokkaatvígi, flokkaferð, flokksforingi, flokkshöfðingi, flokksmaðr, flokksvíg.

flokkr: II. a short poem, Ísl. ii. 237, FmS. v. 227, vi. 391, xi. 203, 204: as the name of poems, Brands-flokkr, Sturl. iii. 90; Tryggva-f., FmS. iii. 54, 116; Kálfs-f., 123; Valþjófs-f., vi. 426; cp. esp. Gunnl. S. and Knytl. S. l. c., vide drápa.

flokkr: 2. in mod. usage an epic poem consisting of several cantos is called flokkr or rímna-flokkr; thus Úlfars-rímur, Núma-rímur, Þrymlur, etc. are each of them a flokkr, but the Skíða-ríma or Ólafs-ríma, being single rhapsodies, are not so called.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

adverb.: adverbially.

f.: feminine.

L.: Linnæus.

mod.: modern.

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

l. c.: loco citato.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

etc.: et cetera.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sl.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Knytl.: Knytlinga Saga. (E. I.)

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

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