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186 flogins, fljogins [fᶅōgins, fᶅōgɩns], , chaff, dust, driven off by the wind from the thrashed, dried corn during the cleaning (flinging’). *fløygi(ngar). See $n$, , From is reported a form [flɔuɩns], by association with, , a grain; particle (borrowed from ).

floi,, see $3$, ,

flokatros [flok··atrɔs·, -trås·], , fidgety, noisy haste; feverish, confused anxiety; to be in a f., to hasten confusedly along ; to be in a f. aboot somet’in’, to rush noisily about, showing fidgety anxiety about something. For * (-?). *flog-tros? For - in stead of - see under, For the second part, may be compared to trosa,, to crush; crash (Aa.), also inter alia: to rush on heedlessly and noisily. $3$ might, however, be referred to drusa,, to rush on; tumble about (tr for dr, in that case, like for ).

floker [flokər, flɔkər],, 1) confused rushing along; to be in a f., to hurry along precipitately; 2) confusion; excitement; anxiety; in a f.. Really fluttering, *flakr,
 * flǫgr or flǫkr; see below ,

floker$tros$ [flokər],, to flutter or fly to and fro (confusedly); a, a fluttering fowl; to geng . *flakra or *flǫgra, , to flutter,
 * flǫkra; flakra,  flǫgra (flǫkra),

floker$n$, flokr,, see ,

flokk [flå‘k],, a crowd; multitude; a f. o’ folk. flokkr,, flock.

flokner [fᶅåknər], and flukner [floknər, fᶅoknər],, a sea-term, tabu-name in fishermen’s for fowl, a hen. fᶅåknər, fᶅoknər: , floknər: *flognir ( of fljúga,, to fly);   “flognir” in  “árflognir”, , as a poetical name for the raven (Eg.).

flokra,, see ,

floks, flokster,, see.

flom [flōm, flō$1$m],, a large piece of sod. Really the same word as the ,

flomi [flōmi, flō$2$mi],, 1) a (large) flat expanse, (large) stretch of arable land, a f. o’ grund; we’re [‘havewe’ve [sic]’] delved or shorn a guid [‘good’] f. 2) a large piece of cloth or stuff. 3) a great, broad snowflake; great o’ snaw [‘snow’] . — of something flat, extensive; flæmi,, something wide, large, extensive; flat surface or space; “flaa” and “flaan” (R.), , an extensive, flat surface; wide expanse.
 * flám-, of the root “flá”, used

?floms,, see.

flora-feverflora-fever [sic] [flō··rafɩv·ər],, epidemic, dog’s epizooty, — $n$ and ,   has  arisen from * by metathesis of l; *farald(r);  farald(r), epidemic, under $wg$,

floraskit [flor··askit·],, 1) bungling; unsuccessful work or result, in the : hit [‘it’] turned (ut) in a f., it failed entirely, it came to nothing, 2) much ado about nothing., —  an old flórr,, that part of the byre floor on which the dung falls, behind the stalled cattle. The last part is ,
 * flór-skítr, used contemptuously;

†flos$ə$ [flɔs],, common rush (plant), Juncus. Also as well as in some  and dialects ( to E.D.D.; “floss” is quoted by Jam. as an word, and Edm. gives it as  and ). denoting something frayed, scaled or peeled off, as formerly the pith from the peeled rush was used for wicks in the open train-oil lamp . In that case, to be classed