Flatr

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

flatr Old Icelandic word can mean:

flatr

a.

flatr

1) flat, level (um slétta dali ok flata völlu); f. fiskr, flat fish, halibut;

flatr

2) flat, prostrate (falla f., kasta ser flötum niðr); draga e-n flatan, to drag one flat on the ground;

flatr

3) of the flat side of a thing; bregða flötu sverðinu, to turn the sword flat; stýra á flatt skip e-s, to steer on the broad side of another’s ship;

flatr

4) neut. flatt, as a., fara f. fyrir e-m, to fare ill, be worsted.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᛅᛏᚱ

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• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary