Héraðs-fleygr
Old Norse Dictionary - héraðs-fleygr
Meaning of Old Norse word "héraðs-fleygr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- héraðs-fleygr
- adj. (-fleyttr, N. G. L. i. 352), rumoured abroad, of news; þá eru sakir héraðfleygjar er meiri hlutr hefir spurt þingheyjanda í þeim hrepp er sakir koma upp ok hyggi menn at satt sé, Grág. ii. 101.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᛅᚦᛋ-ᚠᛚᛁᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)