fleogan

Old English

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: /ˈfleːoɡɑn/, [ˈfleːoɣɑn]

Verb

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

1. to fly, move quickly, flee

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

Derived terms

• flēoge
• flēogenda

Related terms

• flyht

Descendants

• Middle English: flien
  • Scots: fle
  • English: fly

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

fleog +‎ -an

Noun

fleogan m (genitive fleogain)

1. untidy person
2. flabby person
3. any flatfish
4. sole (fish)
5. fluke
6. flounder

Synonyms

• (flounder): fleog, pacach-cearr, garbag, lèabag, lèabag-ghlas, leathag, leathag fìor-uisge