Flestr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - flestr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "flestr" in English.

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

flestr Old Icelandic word can mean:

flestr
a. superl. most;
flestr
mun þat ~um manni úfœra þykkja, it will seem impossible to most people;
flestr
neut., flest, most things (flest í þessu bréfi);
flestr
~ allr (vel ~), flestir allir (vel flestir), almost all (flest allt stórmenni; flest öll hof).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᛁᛋᛏᚱ

Abbreviations used:

superl.
superlative.
neut.
neuter.

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