Flenna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - flenna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "flenna" in Norwegian.

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

flenna: flenna, v. (nt) 1) vrænge noget op, saa at det underliggende kommer mere fremeller tilsyne; hleypti hann annarri brún-inni ofan á kinnina, en flenti annarriupp í hárrœtr Eg. 55 (ed. Am. s.305 b20); þú ert makligust miklu, munarstórum þat, Þóra! flenna upp at enniallt leðr Haralds reðri Flat. III, 42738(jvf 4283). 2) ved Opvrængning afnoget som dækker, skjuler en Ting, ladedenne komme tilsyne; sá ek ei forðum,þó hefik farit víða, flennt reðr fyrrifara með bekkjum Flat. II, 3359 (jvf33330?) - Med flenna kan sammen-holdes ght. flannên (wanda die antrungahistriones taten ora contorquendo, daschît flannendo Hattemer Denkmahledes Mittelalters II, 528 a6; DWb. III,176864 fgg; nht. das maul flennen dvs.vrænge, fordreie Munden, DWb. III,1769 a14; flennen dvs. "das gesicht verziehenwie weinende oder lachende thun" DWb.III, 1768 jvf flannen DWb. III, 172346.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛚᚽᚿᚿᛆ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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