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Fliicht
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From rare or northern lb gmh vluht (genitive lb vlühte), from lb goh *fluht, from lb gmw-pro *fluhti flight, here not as a derivative of gem-pro *fleuhaną to flee, but of gem-pro *fleuganą to fly, for which otherwise gmh vluc. Compare dum vlucht, modern nds Flucht, both with a sense “wing of a bird”. Also cognate with en flight flying.
Pronunciation
lb /fliːχt/ [fliːɕt]
lb iːɕt 1
Noun
f
wing (of a bird or animal)
lb usually in the plural strand, wisp of hair
Synonyms
lb Flillek