"flindre" meaning in All languages combined

See flindre on Wiktionary

Noun [Middle English]

Forms: flindres [plural]
Etymology: Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *fî-faldrôn (“flying, folding”), from *fifaldǭ (“butterfly”). If so, related to Faroese firvaldur and German Falter. Probably also related to West Frisian flinter (“butterfly”), Dutch vlinder (“butterfly; moth”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Flinnerke (“butterfly”), Dutch vlinderen (“to flutter; fly”), and Albanian flutur (“butterfly”). Etymology templates: {{unk|enm}} Unknown, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*fî-faldrôn||flying, folding}} Proto-Germanic *fî-faldrôn (“flying, folding”), {{cog|fo|firvaldur}} Faroese firvaldur, {{cog|de|Falter}} German Falter, {{cog|fy|flinter|t=butterfly}} West Frisian flinter (“butterfly”), {{cog|nl|vlinder|t=butterfly; moth}} Dutch vlinder (“butterfly; moth”), {{cog|stq|Flinnerke|t=butterfly}} Saterland Frisian Flinnerke (“butterfly”), {{cog|nl|vlinderen|t=to flutter; fly}} Dutch vlinderen (“to flutter; fly”), {{cog|sq|flutur||butterfly}} Albanian flutur (“butterfly”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} flindre, {{enm-noun}} flindre (plural flindres)
  1. (zoology) moth Wikipedia link: Brill Publishers Categories (topical): Zoology Synonyms: vlindre, ulindre
    Sense id: en-flindre-enm-noun-GcPW5PXI Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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