Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fletta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 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.

2 fletta

β. to strip, plunder, Sturl. ii. 208, Fms. ix. 383, Stj. 282; cp. fé-fletta.

3 fletta

2. the phrase, fletta bók (dat.), to turn the leaves of a book, (mod.)

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

fletta

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "fletta" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

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

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