Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *fleuhaną. Cognate with Old Frisian fliā, Old Saxon fliohan, Old Dutch flian, Old High German fliohan, Old Norse flýja, Gothic 𐌸𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þliuhan).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

flēon

  1. to run away, run from, escape
    Mid þē sind þā þing þe þū flīehst.
    The things that you run from are with you.
  2. to avoid

Usage notes edit

  • In the sense of fleeing or running from something, fleon was generally not used with prepositions meaning "from", as in *hē flēah fram þǣm beran ("he fled from the bear"). It was instead used transitively, as in hē flēah þone beran (literally "he fled the bear").

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Descendants edit

  • Middle English: flēn