fló
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fló, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *plówkos, a variant of *plúsis (“flea”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fló f (genitive singular flóar, nominative plural flær)
Declension edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *flohō, from Proto-Indo-European *plāk- (“broad, flat”), from *pleh₂- (“flat”).
Noun edit
fló f (genitive flóar, plural flœr)
Declension edit
Declension of fló (strong consonant stem)
Descendants edit
References edit
- fló in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on fló.
Etymology 2 edit
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 edit
fló f (genitive flóar, plural flœr)
Declension edit
Declension of fló (strong consonant stem)
Descendants edit
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
fló
- first/third-person singular past indicative active of fljúga
- first/third-person singular past indicative active of flýja
Etymology 4 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
fló
References edit
- fló in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on fló.