fleogan

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Germanic *fleugan, from 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 PIE root is also the source of Lithuanian plaũkti ‘swim’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfleːoɣɑn/

[edit] Verb

flēogan (class II strong: 3 singular present flīehþ, 3 singular preterite flēag, preterite plural flugon, past participle flogen)

1. to fly, move quickly, flee

[edit] Derived terms

• English: fly