Flöþe

Old Swedish Dictionary - flöþe

Meaning of Old Swedish word "flöþe" (or fløþe) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

flöþe (fløþe)
flöde, vattenflod, vattenström. thäm fölska mannenom som lästin sighir at sitt hus bugde iuir sand oc rägn nidhirfordh. .. oc flöpe komo MPFr 229.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so flöþe may have also been written as fløþe

Part of speech: nn

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

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Works and authors cited:

Fr
Hertig Fredrik af Normandie. Utg. af J. A. Ahlstrand. 1853.
MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
MPFr
Fragmente einer mittelschwedischen Postille aus Barmen. Till trycket befordrad av R. Meissner. Arkiv för Nord. Fil. 39.
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