Definitions
Definitions
1 sel-flutningr
m., in the phrase, fara selflutning, e. g. when three or more persons cross a river severally in a small boat which can only carry two persons at a time, one always returning to fetch the next.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
sel-flutningr
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "sel-flutningr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).