Dictionary:fljuka

Nynorn

Etymology

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Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932): Jakobsen, Jakob

fluk² or fljuk [fᶅuk], vb., to fly off; fall off, f. aff, of chaff on corn, cleaned by ‘flinging’, the so-called fl(j)ogin, fl(j)ugin, fl(j)ukin; de langtails on de aits [‘oats’] fl(j)uks aff when de corn is fl(j)uket. Nm^w. Either directly from O.N. fljúga, vb., to fly, or the same word as the derived fl(j)uk = flog³, fljog [fløygja], to f. de corn, to clean the corn by flinging, which may have become intransitive in use.

Pronunciation

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Alternate Forms

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Verb

fljuka

fly; fly off
fall off

Inflection

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Synonyms

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