flegge

Middle English

Alternative forms

• flege, flygge

Etymology

From Old English *flyċġe, from Proto-West Germanic *flugi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɛd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈflid͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈflɛɡ(ə)/, /ˈfliɡ(ə)/

Adjective

flegge (rare)

1. (of birds) Able to fly; feathered, fledged.
2. (figuratively) Dynamic, active.

Descendants

• English: fledge
  • ⇒ English: fletch (modified after fletcher)
• >? Scots: fleg, flegg
• >? Yola: fletch

References

• “fleǧǧe, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.