anfloga

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Old English

Etymology

From ān (lone) +‎ floga (flyer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːnˌflo.ɡɑ/,

Noun

ānfloga m

  1. (poetic) Solitary flyer, lone fugitive, attacking flyer, approaching flyer (exact meaning debated)
    • The Seafarer, lines 62-64:
      ... || gielleð anfloga / hweteð on hwælweg || hreþer unwearnum / ofer holma gelagu ...
      The lone-flyer yells, and whets the undefended heart for the whale-way, across the ocean's water.
      The translation accuracy of these lines is debated. See e.g. The Central Crux of The Seafarer for an interpretation.