Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FLÓI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 FLÓI

a, m. [Norse flaa-vand, flaa-bygd; cp. the Kelpie’s flow in Scott’s Bride of Lammermoor; also the ice-floe of Arctic navigators]:—a marshy moor, Ísl. ii. 345, Fms. iv. 359, Jb. ii. 280; fúa-flói, a rotten fen; flóa-barð, n. the edge of a f.; flóa-skítr, m. = flóð-skítr; flóa-sund, n. a strip of moor; and many other compds.

2 FLÓI

β. a district in the south of Icel., hence Flóa-menn, m. pl. the men of F., and Flóa-manna Saga, u, f. the name of a Saga.

3 FLÓI

II. a bay or large firth, Þórð. 7 new Ed.: freq. in local names, Stranda-flói, Grett. 13 new Ed.; Húna-flói, Sturl. iii. 58 sqq.; Faxa-f. (old Faxa-óss). Flóa-fundr, m. the battle in F., Sturl., Ann.—Deep water in a bay is also called flói, opp. to the shallow water near the coast, Bjarneyja-flói.

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Runic Inscription

FLÓI

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

compds.: compounds.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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