floke

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse flóki.

Noun

floke m (definite singular floken, indefinite plural floker, definite plural flokene)

1. a tangle, knot (e.g. in hair)
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     En ting var sikkert: Det måtte være en som var kjent på den svingete floken av veier rundt huset der Dana bodde.

     One thing was certain: It must be one that was known in the tangle of winding roads around the house where Dana lived.

2. a complication, difficulty, problem

References

• “floke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “floke_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse flóki.

Noun

floke m (definite singular floken, indefinite plural flokar, definite plural flokane)

1. a tangle, knot (e.g. in hair)
2. a complication, difficulty, problem

Related terms

• flokete

References

• “floke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.