FLEYTA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FLEYTA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FLEYTA

tt, [fljóta, flaut], to float, launch, with dat.; fleyta skipum, Hkr. iii. 433, Eg. 359.

2 FLEYTA

β. to lift slightly from the ground, Fms. iii. 211: reflex. fleytask, metaph. to pass, go through, but with the notion of a narrow escape, as a boat in shallow water, Band. 7 (v. l.) new Ed.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛚᛁᚢᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
dat.: dative.
l.: Linnæus.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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