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.)