Flosna
Old Norse Dictionary - flosna
Meaning of Old Norse word "flosna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word flosna can mean:flosna
- flosna
- að, to hang loose, prop. of threads: to wither, þar flosna aldregi blómar, Hb. 6.
- flosna
- β. metaph., flosna upp, to break up one’s household, be bankrupt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᚢᛋᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hb.
- Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)