fleinn

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fleinn (arrow).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fleinn m (genitive singular fleins, nominative plural fleinar)

  1. arrow, javelin, barbed weapon

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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

Noun

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fleinn m (genitive fleins, plural fleinar)

  1. arrow, javelin, barbed weapon

Declension

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