Flotna

Old Norse Dictionary - flotna

Meaning of Old Norse word "flotna" in English.

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

flotna
að, to come afloat, Fms. viii. 380, Stj. 123: metaph., flotna upp, to float up, come to the surface, Bs. i. 724.

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

Abbreviations used:

metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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