fleah

Old English

Alternative forms

• flēa, flǣh, fleah, flēo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *plówkos, a variant of *plúsis (“flea”). Cognate with Old High German flōh, Old Norse fló.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flæ͜ɑːx/
• Rhymes: -æ͜ɑːx

Noun

flēah m

1. flea

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	flēah	flēas
accusative	flēah	flēas
genitive	flēas	flēana
dative	flēa	flēam, flēaum

Descendants

• Middle English: fle, flee, flei, fleigh, fley
  • English: flea (dialectal fleck)
  • Scots: flech, flaich, fle, flae
  • Yola: fleen (plural)

Etymology 2

Verb

flēah

1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of flēogan
2. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of flēon