fleogan
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-. 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
Verb
flēogan
Conjugation
Conjugation of flēogan (strong class 2)
infinitive | flēogan | flēogenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | flēoge | flēag, flēah |
second person singular | flīeġst | fluge |
third person singular | flīeġþ | flēag, flēah |
plural | flēogaþ | flugon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | flēoge | fluge |
plural | flēogen | flugen |
imperative | ||
singular | flēog, flēoh | |
plural | flēogaþ | |
participle | present | past |
flēogende | (ġe)flogen |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Noun
fleogan m (genitive singular fleogain)
Synonyms
- (flounder): fleog, pacach-cearr, garbag, lèabag, lèabag-ghlas, leathag, leathag fìor-uisge
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English verbs
- Old English class 2 strong verbs
- Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -an
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
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