"flocht" meaning in Scots

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Noun

Forms: flochts [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Scots flocht, from Old Norse *flohte (“flight”), from fljúga (“to fly”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”). Cognate with English flyht, Icelandic flótti, Old Norse flótti Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|gmw-msc|flocht}} Middle Scots flocht, {{der|sco|non|*flohte||flight}} Old Norse *flohte (“flight”), {{der|sco|gem-pro|*fleuganą||to fly}} Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”), {{cog|en|flyht}} English flyht, {{cog|is|flótti}} Icelandic flótti, {{cog|non|flótti}} Old Norse flótti Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|flochts|||||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} flocht (plural flochts), {{sco-noun}} flocht (plural flochts)
  1. commotion; agitation
    Sense id: en-flocht-sco-noun-YOw8hOVc Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header
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