Héraðs-fleygr

Old Norse Dictionary - héraðs-fleygr

Meaning of Old Norse word "héraðs-fleygr" in English.

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

héraðs-fleygr: adj. (-fleyttr, N. G. L. i. 352), rumoured abroad, of news; þá eru sakir héraðfleygjar er meiri hlutr hefir spurt þingheyjanda í þeim hrepp er sakir koma upp ok hyggi menn at satt sé, Grág. ii. 101.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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