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Old English · verb

flean

Normalised flēan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/flæ͜ɑːn/
Syllables
flæ͜ɑːn (1 syllable)
Modern English
flayflatter

flean1 · verb

Senses

  1. to flay, pull the skin off, skin

Conjugation

Conjugation of flean
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular flēaflōgflōh
2nd singular fliehstflōge
3rd singular fliehþflōgflōh
Plural flēaþflōgon
Subjunctive
Singular flēaflōge
Plural flēanflōgen
Non-finite forms of flean
Form
Infinitive flēan
Inflected infinitive flēanne
Imperative singular fleah
Imperative plural flēaþ
Present participle flēande
Past participle flæġenġeflæġenflagenġeflagenfleġenġefleġen

flean2 · verb

Senses

  1. to flatter, deceive with words

Conjugation

Conjugation of flean
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular flēaflēade
2nd singular flēastflēadest
3rd singular flēaþflēade
Plural flēaþflēadon
Subjunctive
Singular flēaflēade
Plural flēanflēaden
Non-finite forms of flean
Form
Infinitive flēan
Inflected infinitive flēanne
Imperative singular flēa
Imperative plural flēaþ
Present participle flēande
Past participle flēadġeflēad

All forms (26)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *flahan.

From Proto-West Germanic *flaihijan, equivalent to flāh + -an.

Descendants

flay

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