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