Old English · noun
fliema
Normalised flīema
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈfli͜yː.mɑ/
- Syllables
- ˈfli͜yː · mɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- fleesrefugeerunawaysomeonefugitive
Meaning
-
someone who flees: fugitive, refugee, runaway
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From flīeman (“to flee, escape”) + -a; compare flēam (“flight, flow”).
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