fleard

Old English

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps tied to Proto-Germanic *flaihaz (“sly, underhanded, sneaky”). Compare Old Norse flærð (“fraud, deceit”), Icelandic flærð (“deceit”), Swedish flärd (“vanity, frivolity, flamboyance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flæ͜ɑrd/, [flæ͜ɑrˠd]

Noun

fleard n

1. fraud, deceit, trickery, deception
2. folly, nonsense
3. vanity
4. superstition

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	fleard	fleard
accusative	fleard	fleard
genitive	fleardes	flearda
dative	flearde	fleardum

Synonyms

• ġefleard

Derived terms

• fleardere

Related terms

• fleardian

Descendants

• Middle English: flerd, flærd
  • Scots: flird
  • English: flird, flirt