"flinder" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /flɪndə/ Forms: flinders [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English flendris, of North Germanic origin, from or related to Norwegian flindra, from Proto-Germanic *flintaz, from Proto-Indo-European *splind- (“to split, cleave”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flendris}} Middle English flendris, {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{der|en|no|flindra}} Norwegian flindra, {{der|en|gem-pro|*flintaz}} Proto-Germanic *flintaz, {{der|en|ine-pro|*splind-||to split, cleave}} Proto-Indo-European *splind- (“to split, cleave”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} flinder (plural flinders)
  1. A small piece or fragment; a thin slice; splinter Categories (lifeform): Butterflies Synonyms: flender [Scotland]
    Sense id: en-flinder-en-noun-X-gB9~7T Disambiguation of Butterflies: 45 46 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 1 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 2 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 2 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /flɪndə/ Forms: flinders [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English flindre. Compare Dutch vlinder. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flindre}} Middle English flindre, {{cog|nl|vlinder}} Dutch vlinder Head templates: {{en-noun}} flinder (plural flinders)
  1. (obsolete or dialect) A butterfly. Tags: dialectal, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Butterflies
    Sense id: en-flinder-en-noun-35dO7rYo Disambiguation of Butterflies: 45 46 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /flɪndə/ Forms: flinders [present, singular, third-person], flindering [participle, present], flindered [participle, past], flindered [past]
Etymology: From Middle English flindre. Compare Dutch vlinder. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flindre}} Middle English flindre, {{cog|nl|vlinder}} Dutch vlinder Head templates: {{en-verb}} flinder (third-person singular simple present flinders, present participle flindering, simple past and past participle flindered)
  1. (intransitive) To flirt; run about in a fluttering manner Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-flinder-en-verb-Kz-ycvKR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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