flone

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English flon, flone, flan, from Old English flān (barb, arrow, javelin, dart), from Proto-Germanic *flainaz (fork-point, prong, hook, spear-tip), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)plei- (to divide, split, splice). Cognate with Icelandic fleinn (thorn, arrow, dart, pike, fluke).

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flone (plural flones)

  1. (now chiefly UK dialectal) An arrow.

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flone

  1. Alternative form of flon