Flökrt

Old Norse Dictionary - flökrt

Meaning of Old Norse word "flökrt" (or flǫkrt)

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

flökrt (flǫkrt)
n. adj. a ‘fluttering’ feeling, nausea; mér er flökurt, I am like to be sick; flökr-leiki, a, m. a feeling rather sick,l.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fél.
Félags-rit.
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