Flatr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - flatr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "flatr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

flatr: flatr, adj. 1) flad; um slétta dali okflata völlu Kgs. 13736; flatr fiskr dvs.Kveite, Hellefisk, = heilagr fiskr (eng. flat-fish) Flóam. 11 (12918); bítr stórr flatrfiskr, er þeir kalla flyðru Bp. II, 17932. 2) udstrakt efter Længden; skýtr flatan (dvs.afspændt) bogann undir fœtr sér á golfitPost. 47324 (jvf 4742); falla flatr dvs. falde overende og blive liggende saa lang som en er, Fris. 1931 (Yngl. 30); Sturl. I, 6615;kasta ser flötum niðr Fld. I, 5320; fallaflatir honum fyrir fœtr Thom. 43017;koma flatr niðr El. 56 D8; slá honumflötum á jörðina Post. 78525; dragae-n flatan Nj. 146 (24723). 3) vendendeBredsiden til; bregða flötu sverðinu dvs.vende Bredsiden af Sverdet til, Fm.VII, 15726; snerist hón (nl. öxin) flötok stökk af trénu Grett. 17823; K. brávið flötum skildinum ok beit (sverðit)ekki á Nj. 151 (26223); skipit var rekitflatt (dvs. paatvers, med Bredsiden modLandet) upp Trist. 9 (4613); stýrði áflatt skip Kormaks dvs. mod Bredsidenaf Kormaks Skib, Korm. 23015; jvfFld. II, 52318. 4) flatt Akk. Neut. Sing.= flatliga; fara flatt af (e-u) dvs. kommeilde fra en Sag, Post. 5732; fara flattfyrir e-m dvs. komme ilde fra sit Mellem-værende med en, Sturl. II, 20234; Fm.VI, 37921.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛚᛆᛏᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adj.: Adjectiv.

eng.: engels.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

Sing.: Singularis.

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