Floti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Floti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 floti

a, m. [Germ. floss; Dan. flaade], a float, raft, Lat. ratis, Skálda 163, Gþl. 411, Fms. viii. 32.

2 floti

2. a fleet, Lat. classis, Hkv. 1. 27, 35, 2. 18, Fms. i. 169, viii. 222, passim.

3 floti

II. = flet, a movable seat, bench, Fms. v. 332, v. l., perhaps a misspelling.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛚᚢᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
s. v.
sub verbo.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)

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