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fleán

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Fleán deglobere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 30: 106, 23. Add

fleán

(v.)
Grammar
fleán, p. flóh, pl. flógon; pp. flagen

To flay ⬩ pull off the skin ⬩ excŏriāre ⬩ deglūbĕre

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To flay, pull off the skin; excŏriāre, deglūbĕre,Cot. 61

FLEÁ

(n.)
Grammar
FLEÁ, an; m.

a FLEA ⬩ pūlex ⬩ a speck ⬩ speck or disease in the eye ⬩ albūgo ⬩ -ĭnis ⬩ măcŭla

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a FLEA; pūlex Fleá pūlex, Wrt. Voc. 78, 68. κόνυζα fleán acwelleþ fleabane kills fleas, Herb. 143; Lchdm. i. 266, 2. Gorst cwelþ ða fleán gorse killeth the fleas, 142; Lchdm. i. 264, 15. Wið fleán against fleas, 142; Lchdm. i. 264, 14.

Linked entries: flǽh fleah fleó

fleah

Grammar
fleah, l. fleáh,
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Ðeós eáhsealf mæg wiþ ǽlces cynnes broc on eágon, wiþ fleán on eágon, Lch. iii. 292, 2. take here II under fleá in Dict., and add:

be-fleán

(v.)
Grammar
be-fleán, p. -flóg, pl. -flógon; pp. -flagen

To flay ⬩ to skin ⬩ take off the skin or bark ⬩ decorticare

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To flay, to skin, or take off the skin or bark; decorticare, Cot. 62

Linked entry: be-flagen flǽsc

á-fleán

(v.)
Grammar
á-fleán, p. -flóh, pl. -flógon; pp. -flægen
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To flay, strip off the skin Hé him hét of deádum áfleán þone þwang fram þám hneccan oþ þone hóh ejus cutem jam mortui a vertice usque ad calcaneum incidit , Gr. D. 198, 9. Hweþer hí findan mihton ǽnig tácen þæs áflægenan þwanges si quod signum de incisione

Linked entry: fleán

fleá

Grammar
fleá, Strong and weak forms occur of which the former seem the older
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Fleáh, flę́h pulix Txts. 88, 813. Hine byton lýs and lyftene gnættas and eác swylce fleán, Hex. 24, 31. Hwí ne lufast þú flæá (pulices) ?, Solil. H. 16, 7. Take II under fleáh albugo; with I take fleó in Dict., and add;

be-fleán

to strip the skin ⬩ bark off ⬩ to strip off

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Beflagen flǽ[s]c flesh with the skin stripped off; viscera, 45, 7. to strip off (skin) Befleh (fleah, v. l.) ǽnne þwang þám biscope fram þám hneccan oþ þene hóh episcopo a vertice usque ad calcaneum corrigiam tolle, Gr. D. 198, 4

fleám

(n.)
Grammar
fleám, flǽm, es; m. [fleón to flee]

Flight ⬩ fŭga

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Nú sceal æðelingas gefricgean fleám eówerne now nobles shall hear of your flight, Beo. Th. 5771; B. 2889: Ps. Th. 141, 5: Ps. Spl. 88, 23. Fleám gewyrcan to take to flight, Byrht. Th. 134, 9; By. 81.

Linked entry: flǽm

fleah

(n.)
Grammar
fleah, fleó, flió, flié, flíg; indecl. n: fleá, an; m.

A white spot in the eye ⬩ albūgo

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A white spot in the eye; albūgo Þurh ðone æpl ðæs eágan mon mæg geseón, gif him ðæt fleah on ne gǽþ, gif hine ðonne ðæt fleah mid ealle ofergǽþ, ðonne ne mæg he nóht geseón a man can see with the pupil of the eye, if the white speck does not spread over

fleám

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For þǽm fleáme Hauna mid his folce wearð Rómánum tó gafolgieldum, Ors. 4, 6; S. 170, 25. Hé wearð gefliémed, and on ðǽm fleáme hiene oftyrfdon his geféran, S. 172, 27. Be heora sige ge eác be þára hǽþenra manna fleáme, Bl. H. 203, 4.

FLEAX

(n.)
Grammar
FLEAX, flex, es; n.

FLAX ⬩ līnum

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FLAX; līnum Of ðære eorþan cymeþ ðæt fleax flax comes from the earth, Past. 14, 6; Hat. MS. 18b, 13. Fleax līnum, Wrt. Voc. 82, 6. Þurh ðæt fleax by the flax, Past. 14, 6; Hat. MS. 18b, 14.

Linked entry: flex

FLEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓN, flión, to fleónne, fliónne; part. fleónde, fliónde; ic fleó, ðú flíhst, flýhst, he flíhþ, flýhþ, pl. fleóþ, flióþ, flýþ; p. ic, he fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen.

To FLEE ⬩ escape ⬩ avoid ⬩ fŭgĕre ⬩ effŭgĕre ⬩ vītāre ⬩ to put to flight ⬩ rout ⬩ conquer ⬩ fŭgāre ⬩ vincĕre ⬩ To fly as with wings ⬩ vŏlāre

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Sǽ geseah and heó fleáh măre vīdit, et fūgit, Ps. Lamb. 113, 3: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 40; Met. 1, 20. Hwæt is ðé sǽ ðæt ðú fluge quid est tibi măre quod fūgisti? Ps. Lamb. 113, 5. Ða hyrdas flugon pastōres fūgērunt, Mt. Bos. 8, 33: Ps. Lamb. 30, 12: Elen.

Linked entries: FLEÓGAN flión flýman fleógan

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
  • 247
    • :
  • Ps. L. 54, 8
    • :
  • Gen. 2080
    • :
  • Bt. F. 116, 17
    • :
  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
    • :
  • 28, 6
    • :
  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
    • :
  • Ps. L. 113, 3
    • :
  • Met. l, 20
    • :
  • Mt. 8, 33
    • :
  • Ps. L. 30, 12
    • :
  • El. 134
    • :
  • Gú. 228
    • .]

to flee ⬩ to flee ⬩ to run away ⬩ to pass away ⬩ to fly ⬩ to run away from ⬩ to avoid ⬩ to decline ⬩ to avoid ⬩ eschew

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D. 269, of things, to pass away Seó unwæstmfæstnes fram him fleáh, Bl. H. 163, 18.

fleax

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Fleax linum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 53. Flex, An. Ox. 1379.

fléte

(n.)
Grammar
fléte, fliéte, flýte, an; f: flét, e; f. [fleótan to float]

What floats on the surface ⬩ Cream ⬩ skimming ⬩ curds ⬩ flos lactis ⬩ lactis crĕmor exemptus ⬩ coagŭlum

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What floats on the surface, hence, — Cream, skimming, curds; flos lactis, lactis crĕmor exemptus, coagŭlum Genim cúmeoluc bútan wætere, lǽt weorþan to flétum, geþwer to buteran take cow's milk without water, let it become cream, churn it to butter, L

Linked entries: flét fliéte

fleáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fleáh, p. of fleón.

fled

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fled, Ps. Lamb. 113, 3;

flene

(n.)
Grammar
flene, an; f.

What is made soft ⬩ batter

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What is made soft, batter Wyl ða flenan boil the batter, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 98, 11

fleát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fleát, p. of fleótan.

floated

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floated, Beo. Th. 3822; B. 1909;

fleótan

(v.)
Grammar
fleótan, part. fleótende; ic fleóte, ðú flýtst, he flýt, pl. fleótaþ; p. fleát, pl. fluton; pp. floten [fleót a stream]

To FLOAT ⬩ swim ⬩ fluctuāre ⬩ nătāre ⬩ nāvĭgāre

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Fleát fámigheals forþ ofer ýðe the foamy necked one floated forth over the wave, Beo. Th. 3822; B. 1909

Linked entry: a-fleótan

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