buterfleoge
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Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- buttorflēoge, butorflēoge
- buturflīogae — early
Etymology
[edit]From butere (“butter”) + flēoge (“fly”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]buterflēoge f
Declension
[edit]Declension of buterflēoge (weak)
Synonyms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: boterflye, butreflye, buttyrfle, butter-flyeȝ, buterflie, butturflye, buttirflye, botreflee, boterfleȝe, buterfliȝe, butterflie, botirflij, botirflye, butterfflye, buttyrflye
- English: butterfly
- Scots: butterflee