*flahaną
Runic: ᚠᛚᚨᚺᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸlɑ.xɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Strong class 6
Meanings
to skin, flay
Etymology
Van (Beek 2022) derives a root *plek- (‘to strip, flay, tear’), related to Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx) (pláx, ‘anything flat and broad’). Lloyd & (Lühr 2007) suggest a connection with Lithuanian plė̃šiu / plė́šti (‘tear off, peel off’, from Proto-Baltic *plē̆ḱ-ye/o-), assuming a haplologically shortened reduplicated intensive: *plē-pleḱ-yé/ó-. For Proto-Germanic, they suggest a similarly reduplicated verb, pre-Germanic *plók-e/o-, understood as a thematicized form with loss of the reduplication syllable. (Beekes 2010) posits the possibility of a substrate root.
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | flahō | flahaų | – |
| 2nd singular | flahizi | flahaiz | flah |
| 3rd singular | flahidi | flahai | flahadau |
| 1st dual | flahōz | flahaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | flahadiz | flahaidiz | flahadiz |
| 1st plural | flahamaz | flahaim | – |
| 2nd plural | flahid | flahaid | flahid |
| 3rd plural | flahandi | flahain | flahandau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | flahai | – |
| 2nd singular | flahazai | flahaizau |
| 3rd singular | flahadai | flahaidau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | flahandai | flahaindau |
| 2nd plural | flahandai | flahaindau |
| 3rd plural | flahandai | flahaindau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | flōh | flōgį̄ |
| 2nd singular | flōht | flōgīz |
| 3rd singular | flōh | flōgī |
| 1st dual | flōgū | flōgīw |
| 2nd dual | flōgudiz | flōgīdiz |
| 1st plural | flōgum | flōgīm |
| 2nd plural | flōgud | flōgīd |
| 3rd plural | flōgun | flōgīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| flahaną | flahandz | flaganaz |
Descendants
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*flahan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*flān (Old Dutch)
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vlâen (Middle Dutch)
- vlaan (West Flemish)
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vlâen (Middle Dutch)
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*flān (Old Dutch)
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*flahan (Proto-West Germanic)
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flēan (Old English)
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flen (Middle English)
- flay (English)
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flen (Middle English)
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flēan (Old English)
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flá (Old Norse)
- fláa (Faroese)
- flá (Icelandic)
- flå (Norwegian)
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flá (Old Norse)
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flaa (Old Danish)
- flå (Danish)
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flaa (Old Danish)
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flá (Old Norse)
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flā (Old Swedish)
- flå (Swedish)
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flā (Old Swedish)