anfloga

Old English

Etymology

From ān (“lone”) +‎ floga (“flyer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːnˌflo.ɡɑ/, [ˈɑːnˌflo.ɣɑ]

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.