flein

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Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflæɪn/
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  • Rhymes: -æɪn
  • Hyphenation: flein

Etymology 1

From Swedish fläin (swollen ice), possibly related to Swedish flen (wound, skin growth).

Noun

flein m (definite singular fleinen, indefinite plural fleiner, definite plural fleinene)

  1. (dialectal) a layer of hard ice crust on the ground
    Synonym: isskorpe
    • 1945, Kirsten Bergh, Lorck sine, page 25:
      fleinen lå over landet i uendelige miles omkrets og tynet renen
      the ice crust lay over the land for endless miles and bothered the reindeer

Etymology 2

From Swedish flen (wound, skin growth), original meaning possibly "swell" or "knot". Possibly related to Swedish fläin (swollen ice).

Adjective

flein (neuter singular fleint, definite singular and plural fleine, comparative fleinere, indefinite superlative fleinest, definite superlative fleineste)

  1. (dialectal) bare or uncovered
    Synonyms: bar, snau

Noun

flein n (definite singular fleinet, indefinite plural flein, definite plural fleina or fleinene)

  1. (dialectal) a knot, scab or wound, especially on a cow, horse or sheep
    Synonyms: knute, skurv, sår
    • 1923, Hans Aanrud, Fortællinger II, page 150:
      [se til] om ikke et trangt hjerte kan skaffe langrompesauen din baade klaae og flein
      if a narrow heart can not get your long-tailed sheep both to scratch and scab

Etymology 3

From Old Norse fleinn (hook, barbed weapon, javelin, arrow), from Proto-Germanic *flainaz (hook, prong, speartip, ord), from Proto-Indo-European *pleyn- (metal arrow, spear-head, hook), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (to split, divide).

Noun

flein m (definite singular fleinen, indefinite plural fleiner, definite plural fleinene)

  1. (weaponry) an arrow with a barb
    • 1900, Gustav Storm, transl., Kongesagaer, page 114:
      da fløi en pil af den slags som kaldes flein, og kom i kong Haakons arm
      then an arrow of the kind called barbed arrow flew, and came into King Haakon's arm
    • 1975, Ludvig Holm-Olsen, transl., Edda-dikt, page 154:
      skjøt med flein og frankiske spyd
      shot with barbed arrows and Frankish spears

References

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Back-formation from fleinsopp

Noun

flein m (definite singular fleinen, uncountable)

  1. (slang) Alternative form of fleinsopp