flegen

See also: Flegen

Low German

Alternative forms

• vlegen, vleygen (New Saxon Spelling)

Etymology

From Middle Low German vlêgen, from Old Saxon fliogan, from Proto-West Germanic *fleugan, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-.

Compare Dutch vliegen, German fliegen, Saterland Frisian fljooge, English fly, Danish flyve.

Verb

flegen (past singular floog, past participle flagen, auxiliary verb wesen)

1. to fly

Conjugation

Conjugation of flegen (class 2 strong verb)

infinitive	flegen
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	fleeg	floog
2nd person singular	flüggs(t)	floogs(t)
3rd person singular	flügg(t)	floog
plural	fleegt, fleegen	flogen
imperative	present	—
singular	fleeg
plural	fleegt
participle	present	past
	flegen	(e)flagen, geflagen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Past participle of flå.

Adjective

flegen (neuter flege or flegent, definite singular and plural flegne, comparative flegnare, indefinite superlative flegnast, definite superlative flegnaste)

1. flain

Participle

flegen (neuter flege, definite singular and plural flegne)

1. (non-standard since 1938) past participle of flå