Fljótr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fljótr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fljótr

adj. fleet, swift, of a horse, Flóv. 30: of a ship, Fs. 28, Fms. vi. 262.

2 fljótr

β. metaph. ready, speedy; Ólafr var þess ekki fljótr, ok fór þó at bæn Bolla, Ld. 186.

3 fljótr

II. neut. used adverb. fleetly, swiftly; nú lát við fljótt ok leita dyra, Fms. v. 147; svá fljótt, so soon, 168; sem fljótast, the soonest, at once, Fb. i. 539; þat fljótast sem þú getr, as soon as thou canst, Fms. iii. 94; fljótara, sooner, Dipl. v. 5.

4 fljótr

2. metaph. promptly; hann tekr honum eigi fljótt, he received him coolly, Sd. 139; þeir tóku eigi fljótt undir þat, Fms. ii. 32.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛚᛁᚢᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
adv
adverb.
adverb.
adverbially.
l.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
neut.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
s. v.
sub verbo.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Flóv.
Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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