Fleygja
Old Norse Dictionary - fleygja
Meaning of Old Norse word "fleygja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word fleygja can mean:fleygja
- fleygja
- fleygði, [fliúga, flaug], to ‘let fly,’ throw, with dat., Fms. ii. 17, v. 223, xi. 72, Ld. 166, Bs. ii. 87, Rm. 32 (where read fleini): absol., Vsp. 28, Fms. vi. 137; fleygja af hendi, 623. 31.
- fleygja
- β. impers., mönnum ok fénaði fleygði (were thrown) til jarðar, Ann. 1339.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᛁᚢᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- absol.
- absolute, absolutely.
- dat.
- dative.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- impers.
- impersonal.
- n.
- neuter.
- pers.
- person.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Rm.
- Rígsmál. (A. II.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)