flå

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

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɔː/, [ˈflɔˀ]

Verb

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)

References

• “flå” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /floː/

Verb

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)

Derived terms

• flått (“tick”)

References

• “flå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /floː/, /fɽoː/

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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)

Derived terms

• flått (“tick”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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

References

• “flå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /floː/

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of flå (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	flå		flås
Supine	flått		flåtts
Imperative	flå		—
Imper. plural1	flån		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	flår	flådde	flås	flåddes
Ind. plural1	flå	flådde	flås	flåddes
Subjunctive2	flå	flådde	flås	flåddes
	Participles
Present participle	flående
Past participle	flådd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• skalpera

References

• flå in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• flå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• flå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)