flø

See also: Flo, fló, and flo'

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse flœða.

Verb

flø (present tense flør, past tense flødde, supine flødd or flødt, past participle flødd, present participle flødande, imperative flø)

1. to flow (over)
2. (about the tide) rise

Alternative forms

• fløde, fløde (long forms)

Etymology 2

A causative of flo f (“a horizontal layer (of something)”).

Verb

flø (present tense flør, past tense flødde, supine flødd or fløtt, past participle flødd, present participle fløande, imperative flø)

1. to order into horizontal layers

   Synonym: floleggje

Alternative forms

• fløa, fløe

Etymology 3

From Old Norse flór. Related to fly.

Adjective

flø (masculine and feminine flø, neuter fløtt, definite singular and plural flø or fløe, comparative fløare, indefinite superlative fløast, definite superlative fløaste)

1. tepid

Etymology 4

See flå f

Noun

flø m or f or n (definite singular fløen or fløa or fløet, indefinite plural fløar or fløer or flø, definite plural fløane or fløene or fløa)

1. a float suspending a fishing net

   Synonyms: fløyt, flå

References

• “flø” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• føl