flon
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English flān, from Proto-West Germanic *flain, from Proto-Germanic *flainaz. Compare flo.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
flon (plural flonez)
- An arrow, especially one used with a long bow (projectile weapon emitted from a bow)
- (figurative) Anything felt to have a (metaphorically) piercing effect.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “flōn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-04.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English flān reanalysed as a plural; equivalent to flo + -en (plural suffix).
Noun[edit]
flon
Categories:
- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
- Middle English terms derived from Old English
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- Middle English terms suffixed with -en (noun plural)
- Middle English non-lemma forms
- Middle English noun plural forms
- enm:Archery
- enm:Weapons