Flokkr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - flokkr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "flokkr" in English.

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

flokkr Old Icelandic word can mean:

flokkr
(-s, -ar), m.
flokkr
1) body of men (f. eru fimm menn);
flokkr
2) company, host (þeir gengu allir í einum flokki);
flokkr
3) band, troop, party; hefja, reisa, flokk, to raise a band; fylla flokk e-s, to join one’s party, to side with one;
flokkr
4) short poem, without refrains (opp. to drápa).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᚢᚴᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
f.
feminine.
e-s
einhvers.

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