flon

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English flān, from Proto-West Germanic *flain, from Proto-Germanic *flainaz. Compare flo.

Alternative forms

ffloon, flan, flone

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /flɔːn/

Noun

flon (plural flonez)

An arrow, especially one used with a long bow (projectile weapon emitted from a bow)
(figurative) Anything felt to have a (metaphorically) piercing effect.

Descendants

English: flone
Scots: flane, flain

References

“flōn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-04.

Etymology 2

From Old English flān reanalysed as a plural; equivalent to flo +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

flon

plural of flo

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