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Old English · verb

fliegan

Normalised flīeġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈfli͜yː.jɑn/
Syllables
ˈfli͜yː · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
fleydisperseflayput

Meaning

  1. to put to flight, disperse

  2. to frighten

Conjugation

Conjugation of fliegan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular flīeġeflīeġde
2nd singular flīeġestflīeġstflīeġdest
3rd singular flīeġeþflīeġþflīeġde
Plural flīeġaþflīeġdon
Subjunctive
Singular flīeġeflīeġde
Plural flīeġenflīeġden
Non-finite forms of fliegan
Form
Infinitive flīeġan
Inflected infinitive flīeġenne
Imperative singular flīeġ
Imperative plural flīeġaþ
Present participle flīeġende
Past participle flīeġedġeflīeġed

All forms (17)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *flaugijaną (“to let fly, cause to fly”), causative of Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”).

Descendants

flay, fley

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