Flotna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Flotna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 flotna

að, to come afloat, Fms. viii. 380, Stj. 123: metaph., flotna upp, to float up, come to the surface, Bs. i. 724.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛚᚢᛏᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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