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flone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flone
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An arrow.

British usage

Etymology

From Middle English flon, flone, flan, from Old English flān (“barb, arrow, javelin, dart”), from Proto-Germanic *flainaz (“fork-point, prong, hook, spear-tip”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)plei- (“to divide, split, splice”). Cognate with Icelandic fleinn (“thorn, arrow, dart, pike, fluke”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: flon, flān, *flainaz, *(s)plei-

Usage

Inflected Forms

flones (plural) flane (alternative) flain (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

flo

Questions

What does flone mean?
An arrow.
Where does flone come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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