Floti

Old Norse Dictionary - floti

Meaning of Old Norse word "floti" in English.

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

floti Old Norse word can mean:

floti: a, m. [Germ. floss; Dan. flaade], a float, raft, Lat. ratis, Skálda 163, Gþl. 411, Fms. v.ii. 32.

floti: 2. a fleet, Lat. classis, Hkv. 1. 27, 35, 2. 18, Fms. i. 169, viii. 222, passim.

floti: II. = flet, a movable seat, bench, Fms. v. 332, v. l., perhaps a misspelling.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

s. v.: sub voce.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

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