Flå

Old Danish Dictionary - flå

Meaning of Old Danish word "Flå", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Flå can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) bark; induviæ, barek oc flaa aff træ. Colding, Etymol. 848; Moth. —
  • 2) flodholt (et stykke bark el. træ i kanten af et fiskergarn til at holde dette oppe) ; troldom, handtbrugede met schrifftt att indlegge wdj flaaer, att the skulle drage mange søildt till landtt (1580). Dipl. Vi- berg. 276. Smlgn. Fritzner: flå; Aasen: flaa; Rietz: fla; Molb. Diall.: fl. —
  • 3) neglerod, der er bullen (afreven). Moth. Smlgn, re- duvia, flased negleroed. Colding, Etymol. 343.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛚᚮ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

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Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
æ.
ældre.
g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.

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