Flensa

Old Norse Dictionary - flensa

Meaning of Old Norse word "flensa"

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

flensa
að, [Germ. flansen], to kiss, lick (cant word), Fms. vi. 359, cp. Mork. 75, where it is spelt flenssa: of an ox, Fas. iii. 500.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
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