Flug-stigr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Flug-stigr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 flug-stigr

m. a path of flight, poët., Hkv. 2. 47: the popular phrase, eg var kominn á flugstig að fara, I was just about to go (or do a thing), but always with the notion that one is prevented at the last moment.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛚᚢᚴ-ᛋᛏᛁᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

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