Flá

Old Icelandic Dictionary - flá

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "flá" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

flá Old Icelandic word can mean:

flá
I)
flá
(flæ; fló, flógum; fleginn), v.
flá
1) to flay (~ belg, húð af e-m);
flá
~ e-n kvikan, to flay alive;
flá
2) to strip;
flá
~ e-n af or ór klæðum, to strip one of his clothes;
flá
~ e-n at gripum, to strip one for his money.
flá
II)
flá
(pl. flár), f. float of a net.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.

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