FLEKKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FLEKKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FLEKKR

m., pl. flekkir, gen. flekkja, a fleck, spot, Stj. 124, Fms. x. 332, Nj. 68, Fb. i. 258: metaph. a blot, stain, Þorst. St. 51, H. E. i. 505; blóð-f., q. v.; án flekk, sine contaminatione, Mar.

2 FLEKKR

2. a row of hay spread out for drying.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛚᛁᚴᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
gen.: genitive.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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