Flinse

East Central German

Alternative forms

• Flinze

Etymology

Variant of German Plinse, ultimately from Upper Sorbian blinc, blins, plinc, plins (“thin pancake”). Compare Lithuanian plintsas and Old Prussian plinxe.

Noun

Flinse f (plural Flinsen)

1. (High Prussian) pancake, flat cake.