fló

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See also: flo, Flo, and flo'

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fló, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *plówkos, a variant of *plúsis (flea).

Pronunciation

Noun

fló f (genitive singular flóar, nominative plural flær)

  1. flea

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *flohō, from Proto-Indo-European *plāk- (broad, flat), from *pleh₂- (flat).

Noun

fló f (genitive flóar, plural flœr)

  1. layer, stratum
Declension
Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: flo
    • English: floe

References

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *plówkos, a variant of *plúsis (flea). Compare Old English flēah (English flea), Dutch vlo, Old High German flōh (German Floh).

Noun

fló f (genitive flóar, plural flœr)

  1. flea
Declension
Descendants

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fló

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of fljúga
  2. first/third-person singular past indicative active of flýja

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fló

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of flá

References