Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

flocan

Dictionary links
Grammar
flocan, flócan; p. fleóoc
Wright's OE grammar
§519;
To beat together, clap with the hands, as an expression of joy or grief
Show examples
  • Oft ic

    (a sword)

    wífe ábelge, wonie hyre willan: heó mé wom spreceð, flðceð hyre folmum . . .ungód gæleð,

    • Ru. 21, 34
    • .
  • Flócende

    conplosis,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 14
    • .
Substitute:
Etymology
[
Goth. faiflókun ἐκόπτοντο, plangebant.
Cf. Lat. plangere for form and meaning.
]
Full form

Word-wheel

  • flocan,