floke

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse flóki.

Noun

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floke m (definite singular floken, indefinite plural floker, definite plural flokene)

  1. a tangle, knot (e.g. in hair)
    • 2018, Knokkelgraven by Simon Kernick, Front Forlag →ISBN [1]
      En ting var sikkert: Det måtte være en som var kjent på den svingete floken av veier rundt huset der Dana bodde.
      One thing was certain: It must be one that was known in the tangle of winding roads around the house where Dana lived.
  2. a complication, difficulty, problem

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse flóki.

Noun

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floke m (definite singular floken, indefinite plural flokar, definite plural flokane)

  1. a tangle, knot (e.g. in hair)
  2. a complication, difficulty, problem
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