Flaum-ósi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Flaum-ósi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 flaum-ósi

(mod. flumósa), adj. rushing heedlessly on, metaph. from the sudden swelling of a torrent, Gísl. 30, Fs. 30.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛚᛅᚢᛘ-ᚢᛋᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
l.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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