FLÓTTI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FLÓTTI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FLÓTTI

a, m. [Engl. flight; Germ. flucht, whence Dan. flugt; cp. flýja]:—flight = Lat. fuga (never = volatus): kom flótti í lið Eireks-sona, Fms. i. 38, Al. 142, passim; snúa á flótta, Eg. 290; flótti brestr, Fms. passim, vide bresta.

2 FLÓTTI

β. a flying host; reka flótta, to pursue the flying host, Eg. 290, 299, Fms. passim.

3 FLÓTTI

COMPDS: flóttagjarn, flóttamenn, flóttarekstr, flóttastigr. Poët. compds: flóttskjarr.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛚᚢᛏᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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