fleoge

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

flēge, flīeġe

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ, whence also Old High German flioga. Akin to Old Norse fluga.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈfle͜oː.ɡe/, [ˈfle͜oː.ɣe]

Noun[edit]

flēoge f

a fly

Declension[edit]

Declension of fleoge (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	flēoge	flēogan
accusative	flēogan	flēogan
genitive	flēogan	flēogena
dative	flēogan	flēogum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: flye, fflye, fleȝe, flei, fleie, fley, fleye, flie, fliȝe, vliȝe, vlye
- English: fly
- Scots: flee, fle, flei

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