flana
See also: flâna
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse flana, possibly from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Borrowed into French as flâner (“to loiter, waste time”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aːna
Verb edit
flana (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative flanaði, supine flanað)
- (intransitive) to act rashly, get into something heedlessly, to rush
- Það er best að fara sér hægt og flana ekki að neinu.
- It's best to go slowly and not rush into anything.
Conjugation edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms edit
- (act rashly): gana, álpast, æða, gera í fljótræði
Derived terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “flaneur”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- “flaneur”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.