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182 [flada], [flɔda, flȯda], [flɔta], - [flɔd-, flȯd-], in place-names, spring from flata, flǫt, , a plane; see Sh. Stedn., pp. 93-94.

fli [fli̇̄],, very small quantity or thin layer; a particle; grain; a mere f.; a f. o’ butter. ; *flý; fly, and, a) a shaving; chip; b) a film; fluff; grain. — See ,, , which are other forms of the same word with dropped i-mutation and with final

flider$1$ [flɩdər],, a slight, passing shower. Not wholly confirmed word. an *fliðra in sense of a small, detached cloud; fledra, flidra,, a thin, loosened splinter; chip, and , (flis 4).

flider$2$, flidder [flɩdər],, 1) unseemly, foolish laughter (with grimaces), grin; 2) soft, sweet speech;, See ,

flider, flidder [flɩdər],, 1) to laugh in an unseemly way, foolishly, making grimaces; to grin (foolishly), = , ;  2) to talk sweetly ( flether). , flippantly; to grin frivolously.
 * fliðra.  fledra,, to behave

flikr, fliker [flɩkər],, to be in restless, fidgety motion, a) = flikra and flicker,, b) in a sense: to fondle; coax; flirt; fool, =, , ; flikra (R.) and flicker,, in same sense;  flicker,

flim,, see ,

flimer, flimmer [fləmər],, a snɩallsmall [sic] quantity; a grain; particle, a f. o’ meal, o’ tea; I do no [‘not’] see de leastest [‘least’] f. *flim-. Doubtless to be classed with, , , and flima,

flinder [flɩndər] and with the ending flinderkin, flindrekin [flɩn··drəkɩn·], , 1) a splinter; shaving. 2) a thin slice; a o’ a bannock, a very thin wheaten-cake. 3) thin spreading, of butter on bread, a  o’ butter . 4) something thin, weak, thin material. 5) a miserable, weak person. — flindra,, a thin flake or splinter, chip of stone.  flinders,   —  [flɩndra] is found in  (Øja, ) as a place-name, name of a flat rock (used when angling) on the sea-shore.

fling$h$ [flɩŋ],, a trifle; small quantity; yon (dat)’s a f. , flinga (and flingra),, a thin crust; splinter; slice.

fling$w$,, see ,

fling,, see ,

-sø̄·],, water in which limpets have been scalded from their shells. (Skaw). These limpets are used as bait for fishing, for fliða,, limpet, see further under , ; soð,, broth, water in which something ( meat, fish) has been boiled. For g from an original ð, see Introd. V (also N.Spr. VII) § 29, the end.
 * flingaso, *flingasø [flɩŋ··asə·, -sə·,
 * from an older *fliðna-soð.

flings [flɩ‘ŋs], and more flinks [flɩ‘ŋks],, a rushing, bounding along, throwing out one’s legs; he had a f. upon him, he went jumping, running, kicking up his legs. See ,

flings [flɩ‘ŋs] and more flinks [flɩ‘ŋks],, to rush along with swinging movements, throwing out one’s legs (in quick walking), to geng,. flingsa,, to swing one’s body, also to gad about. ,

flingset [flɩ‘ŋsət] and flinkset [flɩ‘ŋksət], , giddy; wild; a f. body [‘person’]. [flɩ‘ŋksət]. flingsutt, , giddy.

flink [flɩ‘ŋk],, a) quick, sweeping movement or gait; der’r a f. upo yon ane (yon lass), look, how she sweeps along (in all her finery)!