fleogan
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[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fleuganan, from Proto-Indo-European *pleuk-. Cognate with Old Frisian fliāga, Old Saxon 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”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈfleːoɣɑn/
[edit] Verb
flēogan (strong class II) (3 singular present flīehþ, 3 singular preterite flēag, preterite plural flugon, past participle flogen)
[edit] Conjugation
Conjugation of fleogan (strong class II)
| indicative | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|
| 1st-person singular | flēogo | flēag |
| 2nd-person singular | flīehst | fluge |
| 3rd-person singular | flīehþ | flēag |
| plural | flēogaþ | flugon |
| subjunctive | present | preterite |
| singular | flēoge | fluge |
| plural | flēogen | flugen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | flēog(e) | |
| plural | flēogaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| flēogende | flogen | |
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Descendants
- English: fly
[edit] Scottish Gaelic
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
fleogan m. (genitive fleogain)
[edit] Synonyms
- (flounder): fleog, pacach-cearr, garbag, lèabag, lèabag-ghlas, leathag, leathag fìor-uisge
