fló

See also: flo, Flo, and flo'

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fló, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *plówkos, a variant of *plúsis (“flea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flouː/
• Rhymes: -ouː

Noun

fló f (genitive singular flóar, nominative plural flær)

1. flea

Declension

Declension of fló (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fló	flóin	flær	flærnar
accusative	fló	flóna	flær	flærnar
dative	fló	flónni	flóm	flónum
genitive	flóar	flóarinnar	flóa	flónna

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *flohō, from Proto-Indo-European *plāk- (“broad, flat”), from *pleh₂- (“flat”).

Noun

fló f (genitive flóar, plural flœr)

1. layer, stratum

Declension

Declension of fló (strong consonant stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fló	flóin	flǿr	flǿrnar
accusative	fló	flóna	flǿr	flǿrnar
dative	fló	flónni	flóm	flónum
genitive	flóar	flóarinnar	flóa	flóanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: fló
• Norwegian Bokmål: flo
• Norwegian Nynorsk: flo
  • → English: floe

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “fló”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 142; also available at the Internet Archive
• J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on fló.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *plówkos, a variant of *plúsis (“flea”). Compare Old English flēah (English flea), Dutch vlo, Old High German flōh (German Floh).

Noun

fló f (genitive flóar, plural flœr)

1. flea

Declension

Declension of fló (strong consonant stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fló	flóin	flœr	flœrnar
accusative	fló	flóna	flœr	flœrnar
dative	fló	flónni	flóm	flónum
genitive	flóar	flóarinnar	flóa	flóanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: fló
• ⇒ Norwegian Bokmål: matflo
• Old Norse: *marrfló
  • Norwegian Bokmål: marflo
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: marflo

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fló

1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of fljúga
2. first/third-person singular past indicative active of flýja

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fló

1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of flá

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “fló”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 142; also available at the Internet Archive
• J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on fló.