flana

See also: flâna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse flana, possibly from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Borrowed into French as flâner (“to loiter, waste time”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːna

Verb

flana (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative flanaði, supine flanað)

1. (intransitive) to act rashly, get into something heedlessly, to rush

   Það er best að fara sér hægt og flana ekki að neinu.

   It's best to go slowly and not rush into anything.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• (act rashly): gana, álpast, æða, gera í fljótræði

Derived terms

• flana að
• flana ekki að

See also

• bráðlæti
• fljótfærni
• óðslegur

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “flaneur”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
• “flaneur”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Old English

Noun

flāna

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of flān