Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Flaska

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 flaska

1. að, to split, in the popular phrase, flaska á skeri, to split on a skerry or rock, of a ship, cp. Grett. 148 (in a verse).

2 flaska

2. u, f. [a word prob. of Byzantine origin, from Gr. φλάσκη, φλάσκιον; Dan. and Swed. flaska or flaske; Germ. flasche; Engl. flask; Ital. fiasco; Span. flasco; Fr. flacon; cp. Du Cange s. v. flasco and flasca]:—a flask; but it must be old, as flösku-skegg, n. bottle-beard, occurs in Landn. as a nickname of an uncle of the old Njal.; flösku-bakr, m. bottle-back, which occurs as a nickname in Grett., cp. Landn.

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Runic Inscription

flaska

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "flaska" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Gr.: Greek.
Ital.: Italian.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
orig: original, originally.
p.: page.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
s. v.: sub verbo.
Span.: Spanish.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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