fley

English

Etymology

From Middle English fleien, from Old English flēgan.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: flā, IPA^(key): /fleɪ/
• Homophone: flay
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Verb

fley (third-person singular simple present fleys, present participle fleying, simple past and past participle fleyed)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To frighten.
   • 1860, James Phillips Kay, Scarsdale; or, Life on the Lancashire and Yorkshire border:

     The Jack O'Lanthron was among the reeds again last night, and some of my neighbours are sore fleyed.

2. (obsolete, intransitive) To be frightened.

Anagrams

• flye, fyle, lyfe

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fley, from Proto-Germanic *flawją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fleiː/
• Rhymes: -eiː

Noun

fley n (genitive singular fleys, nominative plural fley)

1. (poetic) ship, boat

Synonyms

• (ship, boat): bátur, skip, gnoð

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

fley

1. Alternative form of fle

Etymology 2

Noun

fley

1. Alternative form of flye

Etymology 3

Verb

fley

1. Alternative form of flien