flon

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English flān, from Proto-West Germanic *flain, from Proto-Germanic *flainaz. Compare flo.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɔːn/

Noun

flon (plural flonez)

  1. An arrow, especially one used with a long bow (projectile weapon emitted from a bow)
  2. (figurative) Anything felt to have a (metaphorically) piercing effect.
Descendants
  • English: flone
  • Scots: flane, flain
References

Etymology 2

From Old English flān reanalysed as a plural; equivalent to flo +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

flon

  1. plural of flo
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