Fitz, Fiz; see Filtz.

Flake, sb. thin slice, piece torn off.  SkD; flackes, pl., S3 (12. 2); flockes, S3.—­Cp.  Norw. flak, an ice-floe.

Flan,, sb. arrow, S, MD; flon,, MD; flone,, MD; flonne, pl., HD; flone, HD; flonez, MD.—­AS. flAin; cp.  Icel. fleinn.  Cf. Flo.

Flanckring, adj. sparkling, HD.

Flanke, sb. spark, MD; see Flaunke.

Flanker, v. to sparkle, HD.

Flappe, sb. a blow, Prompt., Palsg.—­Cp.  Du. flap, a blow.

Flappen, v. to flap, slap, clap, MD; flapten, pt. pl., P.—­Cp.  Du. flappen, to flap.

Flat,, v. to flatter, S3.—­OF. flater.

Flateren, v. to flatter, PP.

Flatlyngis, adv. flat, B.

Flatour, sb. flatterer, C, MD; ulatours, pl., MD.—­OF. flateAr; Prov. flatador.

Flatten, v. to dash, cast quickly (water); flatte, pt. s., P; flattide, PP.—­OF. flatir, to dash, throw down.

Flaucht, sb. flake, flash, S3 (s.v. fyre); flaghte, flake, piece of turf, Cath. Phr.:  flaghte of snawe, flake of snow, Cath.; flyghte of snawe, Cath.; flaught of fire, flash of lightning.  JD.  See Flawe.

Flaumbe, sb. flame, PP; flambe, CM; flamme, PP; flawme, Prompt.; flaume, PP; flambes, pl.  C2, C3.—­AF. flambe, OF. flamme; Lat. flamma.

Flaun, sb. a kind of custard, HD; flawn, ND, SkD (p. 805); flaunes, pl., S.—­OF. flaon (mod. flan):  Low Lat. fladonem (flatonem); cp.  OHG. flado; see Ducange (Supplement).

Flaunke, sb. spark of fire, S2; flonke, PP; flanke, MD; flaunkes, pl., S2.—­Cp.  G. flunkern, to sparkle, Du. flonkeren.

Flaunt-a-flaunt, adv. displayed in a showy manner, S3, SkD.

Flawe, sb. flake; in_phr_.:  flawes of fyre, flakes of fire, SkD.—­Icel. flaga, a slab of stone.  Cf. Flaucht.

Flay, v. to put to flight, to scare, S2; see Fleyen.

Flayle, sb. flail, PP; fle3*3*l, S; flaill, B; flayles, pl., PP; fleiles, PP.—­OF. flaA"l Lat. flagellum; hence OHG. flegil.

Fleck, sb. spot, blot, stain, RD.—­Icel. flekkr; cp.  OHG. fleccho.

Flecked, adj. speckled, spotted, PP; flekked, C3, PP, Cath., MD.