Flýtir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Flýtir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 flýtir

m. fleetness, speed, Stj. 172, Lv. 41, Fas. iii. 219. flýtis-verk, n. hurried work.

2 flýtir

II. of a person, an instigator, Lex. Poët.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛚᚢᛏᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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