Flár
Old Norse Dictionary - flár
Meaning of Old Norse word "flár"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word flár can mean:flár
- flár
- fem. flá, neut. flátt, compar. flári, superl. flástr, prop. gaping; flár saumr, a loose ill-stitched seam.
- flár
- 2. metaph. in the saving, mæla fagrt, en hyggja flátt, to speak fair, but think false, Fms. ii. 91, Hm. 90, Bjarn. 21, Al. 102.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- compar.
- comparative.
- fem.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- neut.
- neuter.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- superl.
- superlative.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)