flacor

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *flakur, from Proto-Germanic *flakuraz (shaking, wavering), related to *flakurōną (to roam, wander), from Proto-Indo-European *plag- (to roam, wander), from Proto-Indo-European *pelə- (to wander).

Akin to Old High German flagarōn (to flicker, flutter), Old Norse flakka (to wander), Old Norse flǫkra (to wander), Old English flicorian (to flutter), Latin palari (to wander), Ancient Greek πλανᾱ́σθαι (planā́sthai, to wander), Old Norse flana (to wander). More at flaunt.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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flacor

  1. (of arrows) flying
  2. flickering, fluttering

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