flein
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflæɪn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -æɪn
- Hyphenation: flein
Etymology 1
From Swedish fläin (“swollen ice”), possibly related to Swedish flen (“wound, skin growth”).
Noun
flein m (definite singular fleinen, indefinite plural fleiner, definite plural fleinene)
- (dialectal) a layer of hard ice crust on the ground
- 1945, Kirsten Bergh, Lorck sine, page 25:
- fleinen lå over landet i uendelige miles omkrets og tynet renen
- the ice crust lay over the land for endless miles and bothered the reindeer
- Synonym: isskorpe
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Etymology 2
From Swedish flen (“wound, skin growth”), original meaning possibly "swell" or "knot". Possibly related to Swedish fläin (“swollen ice”).
Adjective
flein (neuter singular fleint, definite singular and plural fleine, comparative fleinere, indefinite superlative fleinest, definite superlative fleineste)
- (dialectal) bare or uncovered
- Synonyms: bar, snau
Noun
flein n (definite singular fleinet, indefinite plural flein, definite plural fleina or fleinene)
- (dialectal) a knot, scab or wound, especially on a cow, horse or sheep
- 1923, Hans Aanrud, Fortællinger II, page 150:
- [se til] om ikke et trangt hjerte kan skaffe langrompesauen din baade klaae og flein
- [see] if a narrow heart can not get your long-tailed sheep both to scratch and scab
- Synonyms: knute, skurv, sår
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Etymology 3
From Old Norse fleinn (“hook, barbed weapon, javelin, arrow”), from Proto-Germanic *flainaz (“hook, prong, speartip, ord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleyn- (“metal arrow, spear-head, hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to split, divide”).
Noun
flein m (definite singular fleinen, indefinite plural fleiner, definite plural fleinene)
- (weaponry) an arrow with a barb
- 1900, Gustav Storm (translator), Kongesagaer, page 114:
- da fløi en pil af den slags som kaldes flein, og kom i kong Haakons arm
- then an arrow of the kind called barbed arrow flew, and came into King Haakon's arm
- 1975, Ludvig Holm-Olsen (translator), Edda-dikt, page 154:
- [Jarl] skjøt med flein og frankiske spyd
- [Jarl] shot with barbed arrows and Frankish spears
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References
- “flein_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “flein_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “flein_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “flein_4” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “flein” in Store norske leksikon
Anagrams
- filen, fline