Flet-björn

Meaning of Old Norse word "flet-björn" (or flet-bjǫrn)

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

flet-björn (flet-bjǫrn)

m., poët. = a house.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, flet-björn may be more accurately written as flet-bjǫrn.

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