flage

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse flak (loose or torn piece), flakna (flake or chip), from Proto-Germanic *flaką (something flat), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (flat, broad, plain).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /flaːjə/, [ˈflæːjə]

Noun

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flage c (singular definite flagen, plural indefinite flager)

  1. flake
  2. floe

Inflection

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Verb

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flage (imperative flag, infinitive at flage, present tense flager, past tense flagede, perfect tense har flaget)

  1. fly a flag

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse flaga f.

Noun

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flage f (definite singular flaga, indefinite plural flager, definite plural flagene)

  1. a gust of wind
  2. sudden pain, attack, pang or throe
  3. Sudden rays or outbursts of light or colour.

Verb

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flage (present tense flagar, past tense flaga, past participle flaga, passive infinitive flagast, present participle flagande, imperative flage/flag)

  1. to flash, to streak, to briefly make or become visible
    • 1979, Ola Setrom, Medan steinane mel, page 111:
      Jo ser på Marete med det same, og han ansar at det flagar ein veik raudlet over kinna hennar.
      Jo looks at Marete at once, and notices that there flashes a weak red colour over her cheeks.

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