Flýja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - flýja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "flýja" in English.

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

flýja Old Icelandic word can mean:

flýja
(flý; flýða; flýiðr, flýðr), v.
flýja
1) to flee, take flight (~ á land upp);
flýja
~ undan e-m, to flee from one pursuing;
flýja
2) with acc., ~ land, to flee the country;
flýja
úhœgt mun forlögin at ~, it will be hard to avoid what is fated.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᚢᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
acc.
accusative.

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