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292 FLEÓGE -- FLET.

flugon the two angels flew on both sides of him, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 32:

Exon. 43a; Th. 146, 14; Gú. 709. II. v. intrans. To flee, flee from; f&u-short;g&e-short;re, eff&u-short;g&e-short;re :-- Ðæt he nolde fleógan that he would not flee, Byrht. Th. 139, 56; By. 275. Fleógende f&u-short;giens, Ps. Spl. 54, 7. Hí fleógaþ mid ðám feóndum they flee with the fiends, Exon. 116a; Th. 446, 6; Dóm. 18. v. fleón I. [Laym. fleon: Orm. fleghenn: Plat. flegen: Frs. flega: O. Frs. fliaga: Dut. vliegen: Ger. fliegen: M. H. Ger. vliegen: O. H. Ger. fliugan, fleogan: Dan. flyve: Swed. flyga: Icel. fljúga.] DER. be-fleógan, forþ-, ge-, of-, óþ-, up-, ymb-.

FLEÓGE, an; f. A FLY; musca :-- Fleóge masca, Wrt. Voc. 77, 53: 281, 33. For ðé ic gebidde and ðeós fleóge færþ fram ðé &o-long;r&a-long;bo D&o-short;m&i-short;num et rec&e-long;det musca a Phara&o-long;ne, Ex. 8, 29. Ðæt ðæ-acute;r ne beóþ náne fleógan ut non sint &i-short;bi muscæ, 8, 22. Ic sende on ðé eall fleógena cynn égo immittam in te omne g&e-short;nus musc&a-long;rum, 8, 21, 24. He adráf ða fleógan fram Pharaone abst&u-short;lit muscas a Phara&o-long;ne, 8, 31: Ps. Th. 89, 10. Hundes fleóge a dog-fly; cynomya = GREEK , Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 79; Wrt. Voc. 23, 37: 23; Som. 59, 119; Wrt. Voc. 23, 73: Ps. Spl. 104, 29. Hundes fleóge r&i-short;c&i-short;nus, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 80; Wrt. Voc. 23. 38. [Laym. fle&yogh;en, fleie, pl. flies: Plat. flege, f: O. Sax. fliuga, f: Dut. vlieg, f: Ger. fliege, f: M. H. Ger. vliege, f: O. H. Ger. fliuga, fleoga, fliega, f: Dan. flue, m. f: Swed. Icel. fluga, f.] DER. buttor-fleóge.

fleógende; part. Flying, winged; v&o-short;lans, v&o-short;l&u-short;cer :-- Fleógende v&o-short;l&u-short;cer, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 66.

fleógendlíc; adj. Flying, winged; v&o-short;l&a-long;t&i-short;lis :-- Fleógendlíc v&o-short;l&a-long;t&i-short;lis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 41.

fleóg-ryft, es; n. [fleóge a fly, ryft a garment, veil, curtain] A fly-net, net for keeping off flies; v&e-long;l&a-long;men ad muscas proh&i-short;bendas, c&o-long;n&o-long;peum = GREEK :-- Fleógryft c&o-long;n&o-long;peum, Cot. 46. v. fleóh-net.

fleógynða, fleógenda, an; m. [fleógende, part, of fleógan to fly] A flying creature, bird, fowl; v&o-short;l&a-long;t&i-short;le :-- Ic oncneów ealle fleógyndan heofones cogn&o-long;vi omnia v&o-short;l&a-long;t&i-short;lia cæli, Ps. Spl. C. 49, 12; ic oncneów all ða fleógendan [MS. flégendan] heofenes cogn&o-long;vi omnia v&o-short;l&a-long;t&i-short;lia cæli, Ps. Surt. 49, 11: Ps. Spl. C. 77, 31.

fleóh-cyn, -cynn, es; m. A kind of flies; musc&a-long;rum g&e-short;nus :-- Fleóh-cynnes feala flugan on gemæ-acute;ru sciniphes in omn&i-short;bus f&i-long;n&i-short;bus e&o-long;rum, Ps. Th. 104, 27.

fleóh-net, -nett, es; n. A fly-net, net for keeping off flies; c&o-long;n&o-long;peum = GREEK :-- Fleóhnet c&o-long;n&o-long;peum, Ælfc. Gl. 84; Som. 73, 92; Wrt. Voc. 48, 30. Fleóhnet vel micgnet c&o-long;n&o-long;peum, 106; Som. 78, 42; Wrt. Voc. 57, 24. Ðæ-acute;r wæs eallgylden fleóhnet there was an all-golden fly-net, Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 3; Jud. 47. v. fleóg-ryft.

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. I. v. trans. To FLEE, escape, avoid; f&u-short;g&e-short;re, eff&u-short;g&e-short;re, v&i-long;t&a-long;re :-- Ic heonon nelle fleón fótes trym I will not flee hence a footstep, Byrht. Th. 138, 68; By. 247: Andr. Kmbl. 3074; An. 1540. He sceal sw&i-long;ðe flión ðisse worulde wlite he must quickly flee this world's splendour, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 60; Met. 7, 30. Ðú tilast wædle to fliónne thou toilest to avoid poverty, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 7. Fleónde f&u-short;giens, Ps. Lamb. 54, 8: Cd. 95; Th. 125, 17; Gen. 2080. Se wlite ðæs líchoman is swíðe fliónde the beauty of the body is very fleeting, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 17. Ic fleó f&u-short;gio, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 20: 28, 6; Som. 32, 47. He flíhþ ða wædle he flees from poverty, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 33. He flýhþ yfla gehwilc he flees every evil, Exon. 62b; Th. 229, 25; Ph. 460: 81a; Th. 305, 3; Fä. 82. Fleóþ his ansýne, ða ðe hine feódan f&u-short;giant a f&a-short;cie ejus, qui &o-long;d&e-long;runt eum, Ps. Th. 67, 1: 103, 17. Hí flýþ [Cott. flióþ] ðæt hí hatiaþ they avoid what they hate, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 27. Sæ-acute; geseah and heó fleáh m&a-short;re v&i-long;dit, et f&u-long;git, Ps. Lamb. 113, 3: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 40; Met. 1, 20. Hwæt is ðé sæ-acute; ðæt ðú fluge quid est tibi m&a-short;re quod f&u-long;gisti? Ps. Lamb. 113, 5. Ða hyrdas flugon past&o-long;res f&u-long;g&e-long;runt, Mt. Bos. 8, 33: Ps. Lamb. 30, 12: Elen. Kmbl. 267; El. 134. Fleóþ on feorweg flee far away, Exon. 36a; Th. 117, 22; Gú. 228. Ðæt ic mán fleó that I flee evil, Ps. Th. 93, 14. II. to put to flight, rout, conquer; f&u-short;g&a-long;re, vinc&e-short;re :-- Hundteóntig eówer fleóþ hira tyn þúsendu your hundred shall put to flight their ten thousands, Lev. 26, 8. III. v. intrans. To fly as with wings; v&o-short;l&a-long;re :-- Ic fleó v&o-short;lo, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 16: Ps. Lamb. 54, 7. Culfran fleóþ him floccmæ-acute;lum doves fly flockwise, Homl. Th. i. 142, 9. v. fleógan I. [Wyc. fle: R. Glouc. fle: Laym. fleon: Orm. fleon, flen: Plat. flugten: O. Sax. fliohan: Frs. flan: O. Frs. flia: Dut. vlieden: Ger. fliehen: M. H. Ger. vliehen: O. H. Ger. fliuhan: Goth. þliuhan: Dan. flye: Swed. fly: Icel. flýja.] DER. a-fleón, æt-, be-, for-, in-, ofer-, ongeán-, óþ-, þurh-, to-, up-, út-, út-óþ-.

fleós, es; n. A fleece; vellus :-- Gilde ðæt fleós mid twám pæningum let the fleece be paid for with two pence, L. In. 69; Th. i. 146, 11, note 23, MS. B. In fleós in vellus, Ps. Surt. 71, 6. v. flýs.

FLEÓT, fliét, es; m: fleóte, an; f. I. a place where vessels float, a bay, gulf, an arm of the sea, estuary, the mouth of a river, a river, stream; hence the names of places, as Northfleet, Soulhfleet, Kent; and in London, Fleetditch; s&i-short;nus, æstu&a-long;rium, r&i-long;vus :-- Se Abbod Petrus wæs besenced on sumne sæ-acute;s fleót, se wæs háten Am-fleót abbas Petrus demersus est in s&i-short;nu m&a-short;ris, qui v&o-short;c&a-long;tur Amfleat, Bd. 1, 33; S. 499, 6, note. Fleót æstu&a-long;rium, Cot. 14. Ispánia land is eall mid fleóte ymbhæfd the country of Spain is all encompassed with water, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 24, 3. Fleótas æstu&a-long;ria, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 154, 46: Wrt. Voc. 63, 69. II. a raft, ship, vessel; r&a-short;tis, n&a-long;vis :-- Ic gebycge bát on sæ-acute;we, fleót on faroþe I buy a boat on the sea, a vessel on the ocean, Exon. 119b; Th. 458, 13; Hy. 4, 100. [Laym. fleote a fleet of ships: Plat. fleet a small river: O. Frs. flet, n. a river: Dut. vliet, m. a rivulet, brook: Ger. fliesz, m. n. fluentum: M. H. Ger. vliez, m. n. a rivulet: O. H. Ger. fluz, m. a river: Icel. fljót, n. a river.]

fleótan; part. fleótende; ic fleóte, ðú flýtst, he flýt, pl. fleótaþ; p. fleát, pl. fluton; pp. floten [fleót a stream] To FLOAT, swim; fluctu&a-long;re, n&a-short;t&a-long;re, n&a-long;v&i-short;g&a-long;re :-- Ðæt scip sceal fleótan mid ðý streáme the ship must float with the stream, Past. 58; Hat. MS. Nó he fram me flódýðum feor fleótan meahte he could not float far from me on the waves, Beo. Th. 1089; B. 542. Se feónde [MS. feond] gespearn fleótende hreáw the exulting [fowl] perched on the floating corpses, Cd. 72; Th. 87, 12; Gen. 1447. Fleótendra ferþ nó ðæ-acute;r fela bringeþ cúþra cwidegiedda the spirit of seafarers brings there not many known songs, Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 26; Wand. 54. Ageót ele uppon wæter oððe on óðrum wæ-acute;tan, se ele flýt búfon pour oil upon water or on another fluid, the oil will float above, Homl. Th. ii. 564, 13. Oft scipu scríðende scrinde fleótaþ illic n&a-long;ves pertrans&i-long;bunt, Ps. Th. 103, 24. Fleát fámigheals forþ ofer ýðe the foamy necked one floated forth over the wave, Beo. Th. 3822; B. 1909. [Piers P. fleten: Wyc. Chauc. flete: Orm. fletenn: Scot. fleit, flete: Plat. fleten: O. Sax. fliotan: O. Frs. fliata: Dut. vlieten: Ger. fliessen: M. H. Ger. vliuzen: O. H. Ger. fliuzan, fleozan : Dan. flyde: Swed. flyta: Icel. fljóta: Lat. flu&e-short;re to flow; Grk. GREEK to navigate: Sansk. plu to float, swim.] DER. a-fleótan.

fleóte, an; f. A stream, river; r&i-long;vus :-- To ðære fleótan to the stream, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 123; A. D. 774; Kmbl. 111, 381, 7. v. fleót I.

fleoðe, an; f. The water-lily :-- Of fleoðan wyrte of the plant of the water-lily, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 266, 28. v. fleaðe.

fleótig; adj. Swift, fleet, rapid; c&e-short;ler, v&e-long;lox :-- Swift wæs on fóre, fleótga [ = fleótiga] on lyfte [MS. fleotgan lyfte] it was swift in its course, rapid in the air, Exon. 113b; Th. 434, 22; Rä. 52, 4.

fleót-wyrt, e; f. Floatwort, seaweed? alga? L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 268, 28.

fleów, pl. fleówon flowed, issued, Jn. Bos. 19, 34: Ps. Lamb. 77, 20; p. of flówan.

fleówþ] flows, Ex. 3, 17, = fléwþ; 3rd sing. pres. of flówan.

flére having a floor, floored. DER. fíf-flére.

fléring, e; f. A FLOORING; cont&a-short;b&u-short;l&a-long;tio :-- On ðære nyðemestan fléringe wæs heora gangpyt and heora myxen, on ðære óðre fléringe wæs ðæra nýtena fóda gelogod, on ðære [MS. ðone] þriddan fléringe [MS. fléringa] wæs seó forme wunung, and ðæ-acute;r wunodon ða wildeór and ða réðan wurmas, on ðære feorþan fléringe [MS. fléringa] wæs ðæra tamra nýtena steall, on ðære fíftan fléringe wæs ðæra manna wunung mid wurþmynte gelogod on the lowermost flooring [of the ark] was their privy and dunghill, on the second flooring the food of the cattle was placed, on the third flooring was the first dwelling, and there dwelt the wild beasts and fierce serpents, on the fourth flooring was the stall of the tame cattle, on the fifth flooring the dwelling of the men was placed with honour, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 6-10: Homl. Th. i. 536, 11. 13: ii. 164, 5. Ðú macast þreó fléringa binnan ðam arce trist&e-short;ga f&a-short;cies in arca, Gen. 6, 16. DER. up-fléring. &dash-uncertain;

flés, es; n. A FLEECE; vellus :-- Be sceápes gonge mid his flése of a sheep's going with its fleece, L. In. 69; Th. i. 146, 9, note 20, MS. G. v. flýs.

flésc, es; n. Flesh; c&a-short;ro :-- We hæfdon hláf and flésc genóh on Egipta lande in terra Ægypti sed&e-long;b&a-long;mus s&u-short;per ollas carnium et com&e-short;d&e-long;b&a-long;mus p&a-long;nem in s&a-short;t&u-short;r&i-short;t&a-long;te, Ex. 16, 3. v. flæ-acute;sc.

fleswian; p. ede; pp. ed To mutter, whisper; susurr&a-long;re :-- Mid ðý he ðá geswippre múþe líccetende æ-acute;rend rehte [MS. wrehte] and leáse fleswede when he then told a feigned message with his crafty mouth, and falsely whispered; cum s&i-short;m&u-short;l&a-long;tam l&e-long;g&a-long;ti&o-long;nem &o-long;re ast&u-long;to volv&e-short;ret, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 20.

FLET, flett, es; n. I. the ground, floor of a house; &a-long;r&e-short;a :-- Ne cume on bedde, ac liege on flette let him not come into a bed, but lie on a floor, L. P. M. 2; Th. ii. 286, 21. Heó on flet gecrong she sank on the ground, Beo. Th. 3141; B. 1568: 3085; B. 1540. II. a dwelling, habitation, house, cottage, hall; h&a-short;b&i-short;t&a-long;tio, d&o-short;mus, c&a-short;sa, aula :-- Gif ðæt flet geblódgad wyrþe if the house be stained with blood, L. H. E. 14; Th. i. 32, 14. Gif man mannan an óðres flette mánswara háteþ if one man call another a perjurer in another's cottage, 11; Th. i. 32, 4: L. In. 39; Th. i. 86, 21. Him se æðela geaf giestlíþnysse fægre on flette the noble gave them a fair entertainment in his dwelling. Cd. 112; Th. 147, 29; Gen. 2447: Beo. Th. 2054; B. 1025. Scilling agelde ðam ðe ðæt flet áge let him pay a shilling to him who owns the dwelling, L. H. E. 11, 12, 13; Th. i. 32, 6, 9, 12. Hí fæ-acute;rlíce flet ofgeáfon they suddenly gave up the hall, Exon. 77a; Th. 290, 7; Wand. 61: