Flötr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - flötr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "flötr" (or flǫtr) in Norwegian.

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

flötr (flǫtr)
flötr, m. (G. flatar) d. s.; á flötunum(som det synes = á völlunum; &vl íparlamenti, jvf 364) Partalop. 4216; iStedsnavne: lauk þá Þórir Sigurðirauða þriggia aura ból í Kastruði,sem Sigurðr gaf Guðrúnu dóttur sínni íheimanfylgju í verðaura flatarins í Oggu-dali DN. V, 17016; reiknæd/,e/ (dvs. reikn-aðum) mér þá Alfi brœdr hans þesser(dvs. þessar) jærðir í sínn lut, halfuen(dvs. halfan) Fridæflot firir mærker bolDN. V, 8424; jvf stendr á FridæflættiDN. V, 8456; 2 spönn á FridæflætiDN. V, 8464; skal taka á Fridæflæti 2laupa DN. V, 8469. Af J. Þorkels-sons Supplement til islandske Ord-bøger2 s. 1159 sees, at Ordet forekom-mer som Appellativ i den islandskeBibeloversættelse Luc. 6, 17; Joh. 19, 13. Naar Flotten er et oftere endnu iNorge forekommende Stedsnavn, synesdette at vise tilbage paa et flötr, men svarer dog stundom til et flati f. Ex.EJb. 10222; DN. VIII, 91, noget somformodentlig har sin Grund deri, at disse to enstydige Ord ogsaa som Steds- navne ere brugte iflæng om samme Sted.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, flötr may be more accurately written as flǫtr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛚᚯᛏᚱ
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:

c.
Capitel.
f.
Feminin.
G.
Genitiv.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.

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