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flen

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English flēon, from Proto-West Germanic *fleuhan, from Proto-Germanic *fleuhaną.

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Verb

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flen

  1. to flee
Conjugation
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Descendants
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  • English: flee
  • Scots: flee
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Etymology 2

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    Noun

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    flen

    1. plural of fle

    Swedish

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    Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia sv

    Etymology

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    Compare Norwegian old Spydeberg dialect Fleen (tumor on skin), probably not etymologically related to Norwegian Nynorsk fleinsopp or fleinskalla, neither to Old Norse fleinn.

    Noun

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    flen c

    1. (northern Sweden, usually in the singular) a cyst, a gout, a tumor, a skin swelling
    2. (Southern, usually in the singular) heartburn, pyrosis
    3. (usually in the singular) a kind of cow udder disease

    Declension

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    Declension of flen
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite flen flens
    definite flenen flenens
    plural indefinite flenar flenars
    definite flenarna flenarnas

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    Volapük

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    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    flen (genitive flena, plural flens)

    1. (male or female) friend
      • 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 13:
        Fat obik ed olikan binoms flens.
        My father and yours are friends.

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    Antonyms

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    Hyponyms

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    • hiflen (male friend, he-friend)
    • jiflen (female friend, she-friend)

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