Mar-flötr
Old Norse Dictionary - mar-flötr
Meaning of Old Norse word "mar-flötr" (or mar-flǫtr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mar-flötr (mar-flǫtr)
- m. the sea-level, (mod.)
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mar-flötr may be more accurately written as mar-flǫtr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚱ-ᚠᛚᚢᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.