Flýtir

Old Norse Dictionary - flýtir

Meaning of Old Norse word "flýtir" in English.

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

flýtir Old Norse word can mean:

flýtir
m. fleetness, speed, Stj. 172, Lv. 41, Fas. iii. 219. flýtis-verk, n. hurried work.
flýtir
II. of a person, an instigator, Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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