Flot

Old Norse Dictionary - flot

Meaning of Old Norse word "flot" in English.

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

flot Old Norse word can mean:

flot: n. [fljóta], the fat, grease, esp. from cooked meat, Fms. i. 36, Sd. 163, Dipl. iii. 4, v. 18: in the phrase, sjaldan hefi eg flotinu neitað, Ísl. Þóðs. i. 437.

flot: II. afloat, only in the phrases, á flot, with the sense of motion, ‘setting’ afloat, Fms. vi. 249; á floti, ‘being’ afloat; vera á floti, Hm. 155, Fms. vii. 287, Grág. ii. 357, n. G. l. i. 45.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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

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