Fló
Old Norse Dictionary - fló
Meaning of Old Norse word "fló"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word fló can mean:fló
- fló
- f., pl. flær, a layer, stratum, Edda 83.
- fló
- II. [A. S. fleâ; Engl. flea; Germ. floh], a flea, FaS. i. 394: the saying, vera eins og fló á skinni, i. e. never at rest; mar-fló [Germ. floh-krebs], cancer pulex. flóa-bit, n. flea-bite.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᚢ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)