Flúr

Old Norse Dictionary - flúr

Meaning of Old Norse word "flúr" in English.

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

flúr Old Norse word can mean:

flúr: n. [for. word; Lat. flos]

flúr: I. a flower, blossom, Fms. v. 345, Barl., Flor., Stj., Bs. ii, freq. in old translations, but now obsolete, except in a metaph. sense, a flowery style of writing.

flúr: II. flour, Fms. v.ii. 250, v. l., Bs. i. 707, 713.

flúr: COMPDS: flúrbrauð, flúrhleifr.

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

Abbreviations used:

for.: foreign.

Lat.: Latin.

n.: neuter.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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