Flökta
Old Norse Dictionary - flökta
Meaning of Old Norse word "flökta" (or flǫkta)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- flökta (flǫkta)
- t, to flutter and fly about, Fas. i. 393, Greg. 79, Fms. vi. 62, x. 139.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, flökta may be more accurately written as flǫkta.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᚢᚴᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)