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Old English · noun

fleoge

Normalised flēoge

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈfle͜oː.ɡe/
[ˈfle͜oː.ɣe]
Syllables
ˈfle͜oː · ɡe (2 syllables)
Modern English
fly

Meaning

  1. a fly

Declension

Declension of fleoge
SingularPlural
Nominative flēogeflēogan
Accusative flēoganflēogan
Genitive flēoganflēogena
Dative flēoganflēogum

All forms (4)

Etymology

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

Descendants

fly

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