flikkeren

From earlier flickeren, vlickeren, perhaps equivalent to vlikken +‎ -eren. Perhaps ultimately imitative of birds' wings,^[1] or from Proto-Germanic *flakuraz (“shaking, wavering”), related to *flakurōną (“to roam, wander”), from Proto-Indo-European *plag- (“to roam, wander”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelə- (“to wander”). Or, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”).^{[2] [3]}

Compare West Frisian flikkerje, Middle Low German vlickeren (“to beat, flap”), Old English flicorian (“to flap, flutter”). More at English flicker, flaunt.

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɪkərə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɪkərən

flikkeren

1. (intransitive) to flicker, to waver unsteadily
2. (intransitive, colloquial) to fall
3. (transitive, colloquial) to throw, usually carelessly

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