"flon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /flɔːn/ Forms: flonez [plural]
Etymology: From Old English flān, from Proto-West Germanic *flain, from Proto-Germanic *flainaz. Compare flo. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|flān}} Old English flān, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*flain}} Proto-West Germanic *flain, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*flainaz}} Proto-Germanic *flainaz, {{m|enm|flo}} flo Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} flon, {{enm-noun|pl=flonez}} flon (plural flonez)
  1. An arrow, especially one used with a long bow (projectile weapon emitted from a bow) Categories (topical): Archery, Weapons
    Sense id: en-flon-enm-noun-MLLj37~g Disambiguation of Archery: 63 27 9 Disambiguation of Weapons: 68 25 7 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (noun plural) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 73 16 11 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 80 12 8 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (noun plural): 47 8 46
  2. (figurative) Anything felt to have a (metaphorically) piercing effect. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-flon-enm-noun-C~eh6dHo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ffloon, flan, flone
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old English flān reanalysed as a plural; equivalent to flo + -en (plural suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|flān}} Old English flān, {{af|enm|flo|-en|id2=noun plural|pos2=plural suffix}} flo + -en (plural suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun plural form}} flon
  1. plural of flo Tags: form-of, plural Form of: flo
    Sense id: en-flon-enm-noun-aVD7iSI3 Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (noun plural) Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (noun plural): 47 8 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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