Flótti

Old Norse Dictionary - flótti

Meaning of Old Norse word "flótti" in English.

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

flótti Old Norse word can mean:

flótti: a, m. [Engl. flight; Germ. flucht, whence Dan. flugt; cp. flýja]:—flight = Lat. fuga (never = volatus): kom flótti í lið Eireks-sona, Fms. i. 38, Al. 142, passim; snúa á flótta, Eg. 290; flótti brestr, Fms. passim, vide bresta.

flótti: β. a flying host; reka flótta, to pursue the flying host, Eg. 290, 299, Fms. passim.

flótti: COMPDS: flóttagjarn, flóttamenn, flóttarekstr, flóttastigr. Poët. compds: flóttskjarr.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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