flinder

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

A small piece or fragment; a thin slice; splinter

Verb

To flirt; run about in a fluttering manner

Sinonieme

morsel

scrap

shard

shred

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/flɪndə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: flendris

Geërf van Middle English: flindre

Verwante met Nederlands: vlinder

In summary

From Middle English flendris, of North Germanic origin, from or related to Norwegian flindra, from Proto-Germanic *flintaz, from Proto-Indo-European *splind- (“to split, cleave”).