"flusk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: flusks [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Likely from Middle English *flusken, a variant of flusshen (“to move rapidly, dart”), the same origin as flush. Perhaps from Old Norse *flugsa (“to flap, flutter”), from Proto-Germanic *flugisōną (“to flutter”); compare Norwegian Nynorsk flugsa (“to flutter”), Norwegian Bokmål flugse (“to flutter”). Compare also Norwegian flogsa, flogse (“to run around, frolic, flirt”), Faroese flogsa (“to gad about, solicit”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{inh|en|enm|*flusken}} Middle English *flusken, {{der|en|non|*flugsa|t=to flap, flutter}} Old Norse *flugsa (“to flap, flutter”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*flugisōną|t=to flutter}} Proto-Germanic *flugisōną (“to flutter”), {{cog|nn|flugsa|t=to flutter}} Norwegian Nynorsk flugsa (“to flutter”), {{cog|nb|flugse|t=to flutter}} Norwegian Bokmål flugse (“to flutter”), {{cog|no|flogsa}} Norwegian flogsa, {{cog|fo|flogsa|t=to gad about, solicit}} Faroese flogsa (“to gad about, solicit”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} flusk (plural flusks)
  1. (Northern England) A whirring sound. Tags: Northern-England
    Sense id: en-flusk-en-noun-6xlhqLD0 Categories (other): Northern England English
  2. (Northern England) A flutter. Tags: Northern-England
    Sense id: en-flusk-en-noun-p8k5XmKr Categories (other): Northern England English
  3. (Northern England) A quarrel, contention, skirmish, fight. Tags: Northern-England
    Sense id: en-flusk-en-noun-7Bz49D3M Categories (other): Northern England English

Verb [English]

Forms: flusks [present, singular, third-person], flusking [participle, present], flusked [participle, past], flusked [past]
Etymology: Uncertain. Likely from Middle English *flusken, a variant of flusshen (“to move rapidly, dart”), the same origin as flush. Perhaps from Old Norse *flugsa (“to flap, flutter”), from Proto-Germanic *flugisōną (“to flutter”); compare Norwegian Nynorsk flugsa (“to flutter”), Norwegian Bokmål flugse (“to flutter”). Compare also Norwegian flogsa, flogse (“to run around, frolic, flirt”), Faroese flogsa (“to gad about, solicit”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{inh|en|enm|*flusken}} Middle English *flusken, {{der|en|non|*flugsa|t=to flap, flutter}} Old Norse *flugsa (“to flap, flutter”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*flugisōną|t=to flutter}} Proto-Germanic *flugisōną (“to flutter”), {{cog|nn|flugsa|t=to flutter}} Norwegian Nynorsk flugsa (“to flutter”), {{cog|nb|flugse|t=to flutter}} Norwegian Bokmål flugse (“to flutter”), {{cog|no|flogsa}} Norwegian flogsa, {{cog|fo|flogsa|t=to gad about, solicit}} Faroese flogsa (“to gad about, solicit”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} flusk (third-person singular simple present flusks, present participle flusking, simple past and past participle flusked)
  1. (intransitive, Northern England) To make a whirring or fluttering sound. Tags: Northern-England, intransitive
    Sense id: en-flusk-en-verb-Krbb1AxZ Categories (other): Northern England English
  2. (intransitive, Northern England) To fly at; ruffle up the feathers. Tags: Northern-England, intransitive
    Sense id: en-flusk-en-verb-2cZSPnm3 Categories (other): Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 17 14 9 25 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 15 12 9 26 13 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 14 12 9 27 13 12
  3. (intransitive, Northern England) To quarrel. Tags: Northern-England, intransitive
    Sense id: en-flusk-en-verb-T0DkEW9O Categories (other): Northern England English
  4. (transitive, Northern England) To startle or confuse. Tags: Northern-England, transitive
    Sense id: en-flusk-en-verb-ufoBciyX Categories (other): Northern England English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: flusker

Inflected forms

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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A whirring sound."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whir",
          "whir"
        ],
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Northern England) A whirring sound."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Northern England English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A flutter."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flutter",
          "flutter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Northern England) A flutter."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Northern England English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A quarrel, contention, skirmish, fight."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quarrel",
          "quarrel"
        ],
        [
          "contention",
          "contention"
        ],
        [
          "skirmish",
          "skirmish"
        ],
        [
          "fight",
          "fight"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Northern England) A quarrel, contention, skirmish, fight."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "flusk"
}

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