- flacor
- \flacor2 m? (-es/-as) flying (of arrows) [Ger flackern]
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Flacker — Flack er, v. i. [OE. flakeren, fr. flacken to move quickly to and fro; cf. icel. flakka to rove about, AS. flacor fluttering, flying, G. flackern to flare, flicker.] To flutter, as a bird. [Prov. Eng.] Grose. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flake — I. noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English flacor flying (of arrows), Old Norse flakna to flake off, split Date: 14th century 1. a small loose mass or bit < flakes of snow > 2. a thin flattened piece or layer ; chip 3. slang … New Collegiate Dictionary
flackern — Vsw std. (14. Jh.), mhd. vlackern Stammwort. Entsprechend mit der Bedeutung flattern : ahd. flogarōn (9. Jh.), me. flakeren (ae. flacor fliegend ), anord. flo̧kra. Wohl zu ig. * plāg/pləg schlagen in gr. plēgẽnai Pass., l. plangere schlagen ; die … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
flake — I. /fleɪk / (say flayk) noun 1. a small, flat, thin piece of anything. 2. a small, detached piece or mass: a flake of cloud. 3. a stratum or layer. 4. Colloquial a strange or bizarre person; an unconventional person. 5. Colloquial a person who… …
plāk-2, plāg- , also plēk-, plēg- — plāk 2, plāg , also plēk , plēg English meaning: to hit Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schlagen” Material: Gk. πλήσσω (*plüki̯ ō), πλήγνῡμι “hit”, πληγή, Dor. πλᾱγα “blow, knock”, πλῆκτρον “beetle, hammer etc.”; nasal. πλάζω… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
flèche — [flesh, flāsh] n. [Fr, lit., an arrow < OFr fleche < MDu vleke, an arrow, akin to OE flacor, flying (of arrows): for IE base see FLAW2] a slender spire, esp. one over the intersection of the nave and the transept in some Gothic churches … English World dictionary
flicker — flicker1 [flik′ər] vi. [ME flikeren < OE flicorian, akin to flacor, flying, ON flǫkta, to flutter: for IE base see FLAW2] 1. to flap the wings rapidly, as in hovering; flutter: said of a bird 2. to move with a quick, light, wavering motion 3.… … English World dictionary
