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verb,
fleyed,
fley·ing.
Chiefly Scot.
to frighten; terrify.
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
flaien,
fleien,
Old English
-flīgan
(in
ā-flȳgan
); cognate with
Old Norse
fleygia
to cause to fly.
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fley·ed·ness,
noun
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fley
or
flay
(fleɪ)
—
vb
1.
to be afraid or cause to be afraid
2.
(
tr
) to frighten away; scare
[Old English
āflēgan
to put to flight; related to Old Norse
fleygja
]
flay
or
flay
—
vb
[Old English
āflēgan
to put to flight; related to Old Norse
fleygja
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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