fló
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse fló, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *plówkos, a variant of *plúsis (“flea”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flouː/
- Rhymes: -ouː
Noun
fló f (genitive singular flóar, nominative plural flær)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fló | flóin | flær | flærnar |
| accusative | fló | flóna | flær | flærnar |
| dative | fló | flónni | flóm | flónum |
| genitive | flóar | flóarinnar | flóa | flónna |
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *flohō, from Proto-Indo-European *plāk- (“broad, flat”), from *pleh₂- (“flat”).
Noun
fló f (genitive flóar, plural flœr)
Declension
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fló | flóin | flǿr | flǿrnar |
| accusative | fló | flóna | flǿr | flǿrnar |
| dative | fló | flónni | flóm | flónum |
| genitive | flóar | flóarinnar | flóa | flóanna |
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fló”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 142; also available at the 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
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
fló f (genitive flóar, plural flœr)
Declension
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fló | flóin | flœr | flœrnar |
| accusative | fló | flóna | flœr | flœrnar |
| dative | fló | flónni | flóm | flónum |
| genitive | flóar | flóarinnar | flóa | flóanna |
Descendants
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
fló
- first/third-person singular past indicative active of fljúga
- first/third-person singular past indicative active of flýja
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
fló
- first/third-person singular past indicative active of flá
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fló”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 142; also available at the 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.