flå

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See also: fla, Fla, flá, flà, flä, Flå, and Fla.

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse flá, from Proto-Germanic *flahaną. Compare English flay.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /flɔː/, [ˈflɔˀ]

Verb

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flå (imperative flå, infinitive at flå, present tense flår, past tense flåede, perfect tense har flået)

  1. to skin, flay (removing the skin of an animal)
  2. rip (often followed by væk)
    • 1984, Claes Kastholm Hansen, Den bedste verden, eller, Candide vender hjem: et romaneventyr:
      sikken et spisehjerte der bankede i det bryst, han havde ikke været til at flå væk fra fedtkagerne . . . Ja. Så var der mødet med vælgerforeningen og middagen på hotellet, det var jo hvad det var. Og så? - Mertz havde insisteret på, at de skulle ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse flá, from Proto-Germanic *flahaną. Compare English flay.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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flå (imperative flå, present tense flår, simple past flådde, past participle flådd, present participle flående)

  1. to skin, flay (removing the skin of an animal)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse flá, from Proto-Germanic *flahaną. Compare English flay.

Verb

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flå (present tense flår, past tense flådde, past participle flått/flådd, passive infinitive flåast, present participle flåande, imperative flå)

  1. to skin, flay (removing the skin of an animal)
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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flå (masculine and feminine flå, neuter flått, definite singular and plural flå or flåe, comparative flåare, indefinite superlative flåast, definite superlative flåaste)

  1. flat, wide, open

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse flá, from Proto-Germanic *flahaną. Compare English flay.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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flå (present flår, preterite flådde, supine flått, imperative flå)

  1. to skin, flay (removing the skin of an animal)

Conjugation

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