Fletta

Old Norse Dictionary - fletta

Meaning of Old Norse word "fletta"

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

Old Norse word fletta can mean:fletta

fletta
tt, to strip; fletta klæðum, Nj. 209, Fms. viii. 77, 264; fletta e-n af brynju, vii. 227, viii. 121; fletta e-u af e-m, to strip (the clothes) off, iii. 125, Al. 89: metaph., Th. 24.
fletta
β. to strip, plunder, Sturl. ii. 208, Fms. ix. 383, Stj. 282; cp. fé-fletta.
fletta
2. the phrase, fletta bók (dat.), to turn the leaves of a book, (mod.)

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
cp.
compare.
dat.
dative.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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