fleard
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Etymology edit
Uncertain. Perhaps tied to Proto-Germanic *flaihaz (“sly, underhanded, sneaky”). Compare Old Norse flærð (“fraud, deceit”), Icelandic flærð (“deceit”), Swedish flärd (“vanity, frivolity, flamboyance”).
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Noun edit
fleard n
Declension edit
Declension of fleard (strong a-stem)
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Descendants edit
- Middle English: flerd, flærd