flane

See also: flanɛ̀, flâne, and flâné

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English flon, flone, flan from Old English flān, from Proto-Germanic *flainaz (“hook, spear with a tip”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleyn- (“metal arrow, hook, spear-head”). Akin to Old Norse fleinn (“hook, barbed weapon, javelin, arrow”).

Noun

flane (plural flanes)

1. arrow