Flökr

Old Norse Dictionary - flökr

Meaning of Old Norse word "flökr" (or flǫkr) in English.

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

flökr (flǫkr)
n. a roving, roaming about, = mod. flakk, Bs. i. 97.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, flökr may be more accurately written as flǫkr.

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

Abbreviations used:

mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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