"floke" meaning in All languages combined

See floke on Wiktionary

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: floken [definite, singular], floker [indefinite, plural], flokene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse flóki. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|flóki}} Old Norse flóki Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1}} floke m (definite singular floken, indefinite plural floker, definite plural flokene)
  1. a tangle, knot (e.g. in hair) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-floke-nb-noun-IuD8iOc~ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 13 37 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 14 36 14
  2. a complication, difficulty, problem Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-floke-nb-noun-RswV7LRT Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 13 37 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 14 36 14

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: floken [definite, singular], flokar [indefinite, plural], flokane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse flóki. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|non|flóki}} Old Norse flóki Head templates: {{nn-noun-m1}} floke m (definite singular floken, indefinite plural flokar, definite plural flokane)
  1. a tangle, knot (e.g. in hair) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-floke-nn-noun-IuD8iOc~ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 13 37 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 14 36 14
  2. a complication, difficulty, problem Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-floke-nn-noun-RswV7LRT Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 13 37 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 14 36 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: flokete

Inflected forms

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