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manners; simulated zeal in service; de(r) wer [‘there was’] a awfu’ f. on him; he had a awfu’ f. wi’ him. Nm^g. [fᶅāg]. Doubtless, prop. opening wide one’s arms. For flag 1, cf. No. flak, n., a flap, patch hanging down, and flaka, vb,, to wear one’s clothes unfastened, slovenly; Icel. flaka, vb., to hang loosely, torn and open. For flag 2, cf. O.N. flaka, vb. n., in sense of: to lie down at full length (Eg.), also to gape, form an opening, and Sw. dial. flaka, vb., to stretch out, e.g. flaka ut armar, to stretch out one’s arms.

flag³ [flag (flāg)], sb., 1) an untidy, slovenly woman, a dirty f. [flag]. comm. 2) a big, corpulent woman: Du. [flag], a big, clumsy woman: U. [flâg]. — Prob. from O.N. flagð, n., a giantess (Icel. flagð, No. and Fær. flagd, n., a giantess); cf. the use of troll, sb., and trollet, adj. flag in meaning 1 might, however, also be classed with flag², sb. (flag² 1).

flag¹ [flag, flāg], vb., of fish, esp. small fry: to gather in a mass, to form a shoal; mostly in perf. part.: flaget [-ət]; de fish (sillek) is flaget at de very sten, a shoal of fish (small coalfish) is close in-shore (prop. near the stone, rock). Fe. Deriv. of flag¹, sb. Cf. “steed”, vb.

flag² [flāg (fᶅāg)], vb., to hang loose, flapping, to f. [flāg, fᶅāag] i’ de wind; shø [‘she’] guid [‘went’] wi’ her claes flagin [flāgɩn] aboot her; de oo’ [‘wool’] o’ de sheep is flagin [flāgɩn], de oo’ is flagin aboot de yowe’s [‘ewe’s’] feet. N.I. [flāg, fᶅāg]. Wests. [flāg]. For the deriv. of the word, see above flag², sb.

flaki¹ [flaki], sb., a plaited straw-mat, esp.: a) a mat placed on a horse’s back under the pack-saddle, and b) a mat used in winnowing corn. comm. Also Ork. O.N. flaki, m., a raft (boards nailed together);

No. flake, m., Da. flage, sb.; in Sw. dialects flake, m., denotes inter alia, wickerwork, and likewise Da. dial. flage, flag.

flaki² [flaki, flāki], sb., esp. in pl. and compd. with “liver”: liver-flakis, a couple of young coalfish (Shetl. pilteks), slightly dried, split and laid together, with liver between, and roasted. Nm. (N.Roe). Also two flat, cup-shaped barley- or oat-cakes (brønis) laid together, with liver between, and roasted, liver-flakis [flåkis]: Nm^w. In this sense more comm.: liver-brønis. Really a slice, something flat. Cf. No. flak, n., a slice; flat piece; the one half of a cleft beam, etc., flake, m., a reft; a plane. “(liver-)flatsi”, q.v., is found in same sense as “(liver-)flaki”.

flakr, flaker [flakər], sb., a playing fond pranks; tomfoolery, he was ut ha’in’ [‘having’] him a f. wi’ de lasses. Y. No. flakr, n., tomfoolery.

flakr, flaker [flakər], vb., to play fond pranks; to fool, to f. wi’ de lasses. Y. No. flakra, vb., to wave; flutter; caress; trifle. In sense of to flutter, flap the wings loudly (of birds, esp. hens) is now used a L.Sc. form “flaughter” [flāχtər], vb.

flam, sb. and vb., see flan, sb.

flams (floms?) [flꜵ̈‘ms], sb., anxious, excited state of mind; in a f., agitated; excited. Conn. No. flams, n., bustle; flutter, and flamsen, adj., confused; flumsa, vb., to fly quickly; tumble about. Sw. dial. flams, n., clumsy, noisy behaviour; excessive wantonness, etc. (Ri. under flana, vb.).

flan [flan (flän)], sb., a gust of wind. comm. Also L.Sc. (N.Sc.). Of Northern orig.; see below flan, vb. — A parallel form flam [flam (flām, fläm)] is found in the N.I.; L.Sc. flam, sb.; cf. flemster and flemter, sb.

flan [flan (flän)], vb., to come rushing, esp. of a gust of wind; he (de

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