For-flótti

Old Norse Dictionary - for-flótti

Meaning of Old Norse word "for-flótti" in English.

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

for-flótti
adj. exiled, fugitive, Fms. i. 212, Eg. 284: a landlouper, Stj. 43: flight, Bs. ii. 66; far-flótti, q. v., is not so good a reading.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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