Flösur

Old Norse Dictionary - flösur

Meaning of Old Norse word "flösur" (or flǫsur)

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

flösur (flǫsur)
f. pl. flaws in iron, Eg. 184 (in a verse).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
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