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Meaning of fleygir | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1

Definitions

thrower, sharer, wielder (used in kennings for men in conjunction with names for weapons or gold)

archaic, masculine, poetic

Examples

“Síðan bjuggust fljótt til ferða / Fleygjar stáls og brjótur sverða.”

Then they quickly prepared for the journey / Wielders of steel and breakers of swords.

“Frá mér reið sá fleygir brands / sem fjandmenn byrstir.”
“vega ei ég vil að þér / valinn fleygir sverða.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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