Flaðra

Old Norse Dictionary - flaðra

Meaning of Old Norse word "flaðra"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

flaðra
að, to fawn; f. at e-m, to fawn on one, Fas. iii. 282 (mod. flaðra upp á e-n). flaðrari, a, m. a fawner, [cp. Germ. and Engl. flatter.]

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᛅᚦᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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