Flosna

Old Norse Dictionary - flosna

Meaning of Old Norse word "flosna" in English.

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

flosna Old Norse word can mean:

flosna
að, to hang loose, prop. of threads: to wither, þar flosna aldregi blómar, Hb. 6.
flosna
β. metaph., flosna upp, to break up one’s household, be bankrupt.

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

Abbreviations used:

prop.
proper, properly.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Hb.
Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
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