flyngen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• flenge, fling, flinge, flynge

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse flengja, from Proto-Germanic *flangijaną. Strong past forms are after the model of dingen, swyngen, and similar verbs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɛnɡən/, /ˈflinɡən/

Verb

flyngen (chiefly Northern)

1. To dash, rush or charge.
2. To fly (move speedily, especially through air).
3. To strike or land a blow (with a weapon).
4. (rare) To throw; to fling.

Conjugation

Conjugation of flyngen (strong class 3)

infinitive	(to) flyngen, flynge
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	flynge	flang
2nd-person singular	flyngest	flunge, flange, flang
3rd-person singular	flyngeth	flang
subjunctive singular	flynge	flunge1, flange1
imperative singular		—
plural2	flyngen, flynge	flungen, flunge, flangen, flange
imperative plural	flyngeth, flynge	—
participles	flyngynge, flyngende	flungen, flunge

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: fling
• Scots: fling

References

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