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English
Etymology
From Middle English flathe (“flat fish”), from Old English *flaþa ("flatcake"; found only in compound flæþecomb, fleþecomb (“weaver's comb”)), from Proto-West Germanic *flaþō (“flatcake”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“broad, flat”). Cognate with Dutch vla, vlade (“baked custard, pancake”), Middle Low German vlade (“flatcake”), German Fladen (“a flatcake, cowpatty”). Related to flan.
Pronunciation
Noun
flathe (plural flathes)
- A flan.
- (dialectal) A ray or skate (fish).
Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English *flaþa, from Proto-West Germanic *flaþō. Doublet of flathon and flaun.
Pronunciation
Noun
flathe (rare, Late Middle English)
- A ray or skate.
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