flugur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflʏːɣʏr/

  Rhymes: -ʏːɣʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse flugr, from Proto-Germanic *flugiz.

Noun

flugur m (genitive singular flugar, nominative plural flugir)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (vexillology) fly (the edge or half of the flag furthest from the flagpole)
2. (rare) flight

   Synonym: flug

   draga arnsúg í flugnum ― to soar like an eagle

3. (rare) fletching (the feathers on an arrow)

   1888-92, Ólafur Davíðsson, Íslenzkar skemtanir, page 348:

   Þó er betra að hafa fluginn úr pappír og er eptir því betra sem hann er stinnari.

   However, it is better to have the fletching made of paper, and the firmer it is, the better.

Etymology 2

Noun

flugur f

1. indefinite nominative plural of fluga
2. indefinite accusative plural of fluga

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

flugur f

1. (nonstandard form since 1917) indefinite plural of flugu

Old Norse

Noun

flugur

1. inflection of fluga:
   1. nominative plural indefinite
   2. accusative plural indefinite