fleinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fleinn (“arrow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fleitn/
    Rhymes: -eitn

Noun

fleinn m (genitive singular fleins, nominative plural fleinar)

  1. arrow, javelin, barbed weapon

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flainaz (“hook, spear with a tip”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleyn- (“metal arrow, hook, spear-head”).

Noun

fleinn m (genitive fleins, plural fleinar)

  1. arrow, javelin, barbed weapon

Declension

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