fley
English
Etymology
From Middle English fleien, from Old English flēgan.
Pronunciation
Verb
fley (third-person singular simple present fleys, present participle fleying, simple past and past participle fleyed)
- (obsolete, transitive) To frighten.
- 1860, James Phillips Kay, Scarsdale; or, Life on the Lancashire and Yorkshire border:
- The Jack O'Lanthron was among the reeds again last night, and some of my neighbours are sore fleyed.
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- (obsolete, intransitive) To be frightened.
Anagrams
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fleiː/
- Rhymes: -eiː
Noun
fley n (genitive singular fleys, nominative plural fley)
Declension
declension of fley
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fley | fleyið | fley | fleyin |
| accusative | fley | fleyið | fley | fleyin |
| dative | fleyi | fleyinu | fleyjum | fleyjunum |
| genitive | fleys | fleysins | fleyja | fleyjanna |
Synonyms
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English flēa.
Noun
fley
- Alternative form of fle
Etymology 2
From Old English flȳġe.
Noun
fley
- Alternative form of flye
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