Fljóta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - fljóta

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "fljóta" in English.

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

fljóta Old Icelandic word can mean:

fljóta
(flýt; flaut, flutum; flotinn), v.
fljóta
1) to float on the water (hann sá þar f. langskip tjaldat);
fljóta
2) to run, stream;
fljóta
3) fig. to float about, spread (of news);
fljóta
4) to be flooded, to flow (flaut í blóði gólf allt); flaut hann allr í tárum, he was bathed in tears.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᛁᚢᛏᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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