"flokk" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Forms: flokken [definite, singular], flokker [indefinite, plural], flokkene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse flokkr ("flock, "flying swarm", "poem without refrain"), related to Old English flocc and thus cognate with English flock as well as its Scandinavian counterparts. Akin to Middle Low German vlocke ("crowd", "flock"). Not found in other Germanic languages. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|flokkr}} Old Norse flokkr
  1. a flock, herd, crowd (can be used to refer to both people and animals) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-flokk-nb-noun-X1PFKV50
  2. a school (e.g. of dolphins) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-flokk-nb-noun-ru08kP1V
  3. A Norse ode or song that does not have a refrain Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-flokk-nb-noun-qzipZk8W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bande, bøling, forsamling, skare, gjeng, gruppe, skokk, klynge, kobbel, sverm
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: flokken [definite, singular], flokker [indefinite, plural], flokkene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Middle Low German vlocke, in this sense meaning speck or particle. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|gml|vlocke}} Middle Low German vlocke
  1. A snowflake, but larger and containing more liquid water than ordinary flakes Tags: masculine Synonyms: fnugg, snøfille, snøfnugg
    Sense id: en-flokk-nb-noun-etlp8Jjs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for flokk meaning in Norwegian Bokmål (2.8kB)

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