"fledge" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /flɛd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fledge.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɛdʒ Etymology: From Middle English flegge, fligge, flygge, from Old English *flyċġe (“able to fly, fledged”) (attested in *unflyċġe, unfligge (“unfledged”)), from Proto-West Germanic *flugi, from Proto-Germanic *flugjaz (“able to fly, fledged”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to run, flow, be swift, flee, fly”). Cognates From Proto-Germanic: Dutch vlug (“fledged, able to fly, nimble, swift”), Low German flügg (“fledged”), German flügge, German flücke (“fledged”), Icelandic fleygur (“able to fly, fledged”) Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flegge}} Middle English flegge, {{m|enm|fligge}} fligge, {{m|enm|flygge}} flygge, {{inh|en|ang|*flyċġe|t=able to fly, fledged}} Old English *flyċġe (“able to fly, fledged”), {{m|ang|*unflyċġe}} *unflyċġe, {{m|ang|unfligge|t=unfledged}} unfligge (“unfledged”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*flugi}} Proto-West Germanic *flugi, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*flugjaz|t=able to fly, fledged}} Proto-Germanic *flugjaz (“able to fly, fledged”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*plewk-|t=to run, flow, be swift, flee, fly}} Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to run, flow, be swift, flee, fly”), {{cog|nl|vlug||fledged, able to fly, nimble, swift}} Dutch vlug (“fledged, able to fly, nimble, swift”), {{cog|nds|flügg||fledged}} Low German flügg (“fledged”), {{cog|de|flügge}} German flügge, {{cog|de|flücke||fledged}} German flücke (“fledged”), {{cog|is|fleygur||able to fly, fledged}} Icelandic fleygur (“able to fly, fledged”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fledge (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-fledge-en-adj-M~BF1FhD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 12 12 11 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 78 6 6 6 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flidge, flig, flish, flitch, flush [dialectal, obsolete]

Verb [English]

IPA: /flɛd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fledge.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fledges [present, singular, third-person], fledging [participle, present], fledged [participle, past], fledged [past]
Rhymes: -ɛdʒ Etymology: From Middle English flegge, fligge, flygge, from Old English *flyċġe (“able to fly, fledged”) (attested in *unflyċġe, unfligge (“unfledged”)), from Proto-West Germanic *flugi, from Proto-Germanic *flugjaz (“able to fly, fledged”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to run, flow, be swift, flee, fly”). Cognates From Proto-Germanic: Dutch vlug (“fledged, able to fly, nimble, swift”), Low German flügg (“fledged”), German flügge, German flücke (“fledged”), Icelandic fleygur (“able to fly, fledged”) Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flegge}} Middle English flegge, {{m|enm|fligge}} fligge, {{m|enm|flygge}} flygge, {{inh|en|ang|*flyċġe|t=able to fly, fledged}} Old English *flyċġe (“able to fly, fledged”), {{m|ang|*unflyċġe}} *unflyċġe, {{m|ang|unfligge|t=unfledged}} unfligge (“unfledged”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*flugi}} Proto-West Germanic *flugi, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*flugjaz|t=able to fly, fledged}} Proto-Germanic *flugjaz (“able to fly, fledged”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*plewk-|t=to run, flow, be swift, flee, fly}} Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to run, flow, be swift, flee, fly”), {{cog|nl|vlug||fledged, able to fly, nimble, swift}} Dutch vlug (“fledged, able to fly, nimble, swift”), {{cog|nds|flügg||fledged}} Low German flügg (“fledged”), {{cog|de|flügge}} German flügge, {{cog|de|flücke||fledged}} German flücke (“fledged”), {{cog|is|fleygur||able to fly, fledged}} Icelandic fleygur (“able to fly, fledged”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} fledge (third-person singular simple present fledges, present participle fledging, simple past and past participle fledged)
  1. (transitive) To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fledge-en-verb-JdIO67kr
  2. (intransitive) To grow, cover or be covered with feathers. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-fledge-en-verb-K6Qja-7Z
  3. (transitive) To decorate with feathers. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fledge-en-verb-npD7zZ7p
  4. (intransitive) To complete the last moult and become a winged adult insect. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-fledge-en-verb-UkRIcgT8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flidge, flig, flish, flitch, flush [dialectal, obsolete] Derived forms: fledgling, full-fledged, unfledged Related terms: fletch, fletcher, fligger

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "args": {
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        "2": "vlug",
        "3": "",
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        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "fleygur",
        "3": "",
        "4": "able to fly, fledged"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "fledging",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fledged",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fledged",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "word": "fletcher"
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    {
      "word": "fligger"
    }
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        "To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight."
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        "(transitive) To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight."
      ],
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To grow, cover or be covered with feathers."
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        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
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          "feather",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "To decorate with feathers."
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        "(transitive) To decorate with feathers."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
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          "wing",
          "wing"
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          "insect",
          "insect"
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        "(intransitive) To complete the last moult and become a winged adult insect."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/flɛd͡ʒ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛdʒ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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    {
      "word": "flidge"
    },
    {
      "word": "flig"
    },
    {
      "word": "flish"
    },
    {
      "word": "flitch"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "flush"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fledge"
}

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    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *flugjaz (“able to fly, fledged”)",
      "name": "inh"
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to run, flow, be swift, flee, fly”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "vlug",
        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "flügg",
        "3": "",
        "4": "fledged"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "flügge"
      },
      "expansion": "German flügge",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "flücke",
        "3": "",
        "4": "fledged"
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      "expansion": "German flücke (“fledged”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "fleygur",
        "3": "",
        "4": "able to fly, fledged"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic fleygur (“able to fly, fledged”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English flegge, fligge, flygge, from Old English *flyċġe (“able to fly, fledged”) (attested in *unflyċġe, unfligge (“unfledged”)), from Proto-West Germanic *flugi, from Proto-Germanic *flugjaz (“able to fly, fledged”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to run, flow, be swift, flee, fly”).\nCognates\nFrom Proto-Germanic: Dutch vlug (“fledged, able to fly, nimble, swift”), Low German flügg (“fledged”), German flügge, German flücke (“fledged”), Icelandic fleygur (“able to fly, fledged”)",
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
      ],
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        "Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly."
      ],
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        "(archaic) Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly."
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
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      "ipa": "/flɛd͡ʒ/"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛdʒ"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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    {
      "word": "flidge"
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    {
      "word": "flig"
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      "word": "flish"
    },
    {
      "word": "flitch"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "flush"
    }
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}

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