flees

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfliːz/
• Homophone: fleas

Verb

flees

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flee

Anagrams

• feels, lefse, selfe

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From fle +‎ -es.

Noun

flees

1. plural of fle

Etymology 2

From Old English flēos, from Proto-Germanic *fleusaz.

Alternative forms

• fleose, flese, flus, fleos, fleesse, vluys

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfleːs/

Noun

flees (plural fleeses)

1. A sheepskin or fleece; the skin of a sheep.
2. The wool of a sheep; a sheep's coat.
3. (rare) A measure of wool.

Descendants

• English: fleece
• Scots: fleis

References

• “flẹ̄s (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-12.