Flug-dreki
Old Norse Dictionary - flug-dreki
Meaning of Old Norse word "flug-dreki"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- flug-dreki
- a, m. a flying dragon, a mythic monster, Nj. 183, Bjarn. 12, Gullþ., Al., Sks. 79; cp. dreki fljúgandi, Vsp.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᚢᚴ-ᛏᚱᛁᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)