Fleiri

Old Icelandic Dictionary - fleiri

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "fleiri" in English.

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

fleiri Old Icelandic word can mean:

fleiri
a. compar.,
fleiri
1) more;
fleiri
fleira lið, more troops;
fleiri
neut., fleira, more things (ekki sagði hann honum fleira);
fleiri
with gen., fleira manna, more people (cfr. ‘margt manna’);
fleiri
pl., hinir vóru þó miklu ~, more numerous;
fleiri
2) more communicatlive, hearty; hann gerðist við hann ~ ok ~, more and more intimate.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᛁᛁᚱᛁ

Abbreviations used:

compar.
comparative.
neut.
neuter.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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