Middle English Dictionary Entry
flakken v.
Entry Info
| Forms | flakken v. |
| Etymology | Cp. OI flakka flutter, flicker. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of the heart: to beat feebly, to flutter.
Associated quotations
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)8.1196 : Hire colde brest began to hete, Hire herte also to flacke and bete.