buterfleoge
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
- buttorflēoge, butorflēoge
- buturflīogae — early
Etymology edit
From butere (“butter”) + flēoge (“fly”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
buterflēoge f
Declension edit
Declension of buterfleoge (weak)
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle English: boterflye, butreflye, buttyrfle, butter-flyeȝ, buterflie, butturflye, buttirflye, botreflee, boterfleȝe, buterfliȝe, butterflie, botirflij, botirflye, butterfflye, buttyrflye
- English: butterfly
- Scots: butterflee