flother

Origin: Uncertain. The English Place-Name Society suggests that the word (at least in the sense "bog") derives from , related to flowing; stream; flood, and the DSL too speculates that the word (and its synonymous Scots cognate, attested since 1611) might be related to , . Alternatively, it might be related to , . Perhaps also compare float. Dialect dictionaries record several other (now rare or otherwise unattested) senses, including "nonsensical talk" (which is more often found in the form vlother) and "snowflake". Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).