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.)