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Faroese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse flúr.
Noun
flúr n (genitive singular flúrs, uncountable)
- (archaic) (wheat) flour
Declension
Etymology 2
Ultimately, from Latin fluor.
Noun
flúr n (genitive singular flúrs, uncountable)
- fluorine
Declension
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
flúr n (genitive singular flúrs, nominative plural flúr)
- decoration, ornament, embellishment
- Synonyms: útflúr, skraut
Declension
Declension of flúr (neuter)
Derived terms
Old Norse
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French flor, possibly borrowed via Middle English flour.[1]
Noun
flúr n (genitive flúrs, plural flúr)
- flower
- flour
Declension
Declension of flúr (strong a-stem)
Descendants
References
- “flúr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ^ Mediaeval Scandinavia. (1968). United Kingdom: Odense University Press, p. 116-17