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flein

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈflæɪn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -æɪn
  • Hyphenation: flein

Etymology 1

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From Swedish fläin (swollen ice), possibly related to Swedish flen (wound, skin growth).

Noun

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flein m (definite singular fleinen, indefinite plural fleiner, definite plural fleinene)

  1. (dialectal) a layer of hard ice crust on the ground
    Synonym: isskorpe
    • 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

Etymology 2

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From Swedish flen (wound, skin growth), original meaning possibly "swell" or "knot". Possibly related to Swedish fläin (swollen ice).

Adjective

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flein (neuter singular fleint, definite singular and plural fleine, comparative fleinere, indefinite superlative fleinest, definite superlative fleineste)

  1. (dialectal) bare or uncovered
    Synonyms: bar, snau

Noun

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flein n (definite singular fleinet, indefinite plural flein, definite plural fleina or fleinene)

  1. (dialectal) a knot, scab or wound, especially on a cow, horse or sheep
    Synonyms: knute, skurv, sår
    • 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

Etymology 3

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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

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flein m (definite singular fleinen, indefinite plural fleiner, definite plural fleinene)

  1. (weaponry) an arrow with a barb
    • 1900, Gustav Storm, transl., 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, transl., Edda-dikt, page 154:
      [Jarl] skjøt med flein og frankiske spyd
      [Jarl] shot with barbed arrows and Frankish spears

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Back-formation from fleinsopp

Noun

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flein m (definite singular fleinen, uncountable)

  1. (slang) Alternative form of fleinsopp