fleoge

Old English

Alternative forms

• flēge, flīeġe, *flȳġe (< *fliugijǭ)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfle͜oː.ɡe/, [ˈfle͜oː.ɣe]

Noun

flēoge f

1. a fly

Declension

Declension of flēoge (weak)

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

Descendants

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