Fletja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fletja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fletja

flatti; pres. flet; part. flattr:—to cut open; þorskr flattr, dried cod, stock fish, Grág. ii. 354 B, Jb. 317: reflex. to stretch oneself, Fas. ii. 147: impers., skip (acc.) fletr, to drift aside (with the current).

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛚᛁᛏᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
ch: chapter.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
impers: impersonal.
impers.: impersonal.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pers.: person, personal.
pres.: present.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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