fleogan
Old English
Alternative forms
- flēgan, flēga
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *pleuk-. Cognate with Old Frisian fliāga (West Frisian fleane, Saterland Frisian fljooge), Old Saxon fliogan (Low German flegen), Old Dutch fliogan (Dutch vliegen), Old High German fliogan (German fliegen), Old Norse fljúga (Swedish flyga). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Lithuanian plaũkti (“swim”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfleːo̯ɡɑn/, [ˈfleːo̯ɣɑn]
Verb
flēogan
- (West Saxon) to fly, move quickly, flee
Conjugation
Conjugation of flēogan (strong class 2)
| infinitive | flēogan | tō flēogenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | flēoge | flēag |
| 2nd-person singular | flīehest | fluge |
| 3rd-person singular | flīeheþ | flēag |
| plural | flēogaþ | flugon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | flēoge | fluge |
| plural | flēogen | flugen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | flēog | |
| plural | flēogaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| flēogende | (ġe)flogen | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
fleog + -an
Noun
fleogan m (genitive singular fleogain)
Synonyms
- (flounder): fleog, pacach-cearr, garbag, lèabag, lèabag-ghlas, leathag, leathag fìor-uisge
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