flinder

See also: flinders

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /flɪndə/

Etymology 1

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”).

Alternative forms
  • flender (Scotland)

Noun

flinder (plural flinders)

  1. A small piece or fragment; a thin slice; splinter

Etymology 2

From Middle English flindre. Compare Dutch vlinder.

Noun

flinder (plural flinders)

  1. (obsolete or dialect) A butterfly.

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

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