"flien" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Maltese]

IPA: /flɪːn/ Forms: flejjen [plural], fliena [feminine]
Etymology: From Arabic فُلَان (fulān). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|فُلَان}} Arabic فُلَان (fulān) Head templates: {{mt-noun|f=fliena|g=m|p=flejjen}} flien m (plural flejjen, feminine fliena)
  1. (usually in the definite) so-and-so, that bloke; a placeholder for a person whose name one cannot or does not want to mention, as in the phrase; "wieħed flien". Tags: definite, masculine, usually
    Sense id: en-flien-mt-noun-lOFv9qAx Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Maltese pronouns, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Maltese pronouns: 57 43 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 1 2 3 2 15 10 28 3

Pronoun [Maltese]

IPA: /flɪːn/
Etymology: From Arabic فُلَان (fulān). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|فُلَان}} Arabic فُلَان (fulān) Head templates: {{mt-pronoun}} flien
  1. (with xi) somebody, anybody Synonyms: xi ħadd
    Sense id: en-flien-mt-pron-Q9lpQACW

Verb [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈfliː(ə)n/, /ˈflɛi̯(ə)n/, /ˈfleːn/
Etymology: From Old English flēogan, from Proto-West Germanic *fleugan, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą. This verb is often conflated with fleen (“to flee”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|flēogan}} Old English flēogan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*fleugan}} Proto-West Germanic *fleugan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fleuganą}} Proto-Germanic *fleuganą, {{m|enm|fleen|id=to flee|t=to flee}} fleen (“to flee”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} flien Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|fli|fleigh|flow|flow|2a=flow|2a2=flew|3a=flew|c=2}} Forms: strong [table-tags], flien [infinitive], to flien [infinitive], flie [infinitive], flie [first-person, present, singular], fleigh [first-person, past, singular], flow [first-person, past, singular], flew [first-person, past, singular], fliest [present, second-person, singular], flowe [past, second-person, singular], flewe [past, second-person, singular], fleigh [past, second-person, singular], flow [past, second-person, singular], flew [past, second-person, singular], flieth [present, singular, third-person], fleigh [past, singular, third-person], flow [past, singular, third-person], flew [past, singular, third-person], flie [present, singular, subjunctive], flowe [past, singular, subjunctive], flewe [past, singular, subjunctive], flie [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], flien [plural, present], flie [plural, present], flowen [past, plural], flowe [past, plural], flewen [past, plural], flewe [past, plural], flieth [imperative, plural, present], flie [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], fliynge [participle, present], fliende [participle, present], flowen [participle, past], flowe [participle, past], yflowen [participle, past], yflowe [participle, past]
  1. To fly; to travel in the air. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Air, Weather
    Sense id: en-flien-enm-verb-8szL7Poa Disambiguation of Air: 75 0 4 5 0 5 11 Disambiguation of Weather: 53 0 8 10 0 9 20
  2. (of clouds, stars, etc.) To move in the sky. Tags: intransitive, usually Categories (topical): Gaits
    Sense id: en-flien-enm-verb-fv~MYFjI Disambiguation of Gaits: 5 36 6 27 14 5 6
  3. To travel with alacrity or haste; to rush. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-flien-enm-verb-KQdcMe7q
  4. To shoot or burst; to move rapidly. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-flien-enm-verb-G1DqJN90 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 1 2 3 2 15 10 28 3
  5. To fall or sink; to move rapidly down. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-flien-enm-verb-HFsXdrp6 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 1 2 3 2 15 10 28 3
  6. (figurative) To proliferate; to be disseminated. Tags: figuratively, intransitive Categories (topical): Falconry
    Sense id: en-flien-enm-verb-KILPlXr2 Disambiguation of Falconry: 6 9 8 21 16 32 8 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 1 2 3 2 15 10 28 3
  7. (rare, of gamebirds) To attack one's quarry or prey. Tags: intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-flien-enm-verb-RBlMKyXW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fleȝhenn, flyyn, fleye, flye, fliȝe, flei, fley, flyen, fleen, flen

Alternative forms

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        "To proliferate; to be disseminated."
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        "(figurative) To proliferate; to be disseminated."
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        "To attack one's quarry or prey."
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        "(rare, of gamebirds) To attack one's quarry or prey."
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        "of gamebirds"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfliː(ə)n/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈflɛi̯(ə)n/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfleːn/"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fleȝhenn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "flyyn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fliȝe"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
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  "word": "flien"
}
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    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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      "form": "flejjen",
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}

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    "enm:Weather"
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        "somebody, anybody"
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          "xi",
          "xi#Maltese"
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    {
      "ipa": "/flɪːn/"
    }
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}

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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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    "enm:Falconry",
    "enm:Gaits",
    "enm:Weather"
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "yol",
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "strong",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "enm-conj-st",
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    },
    {
      "form": "2",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    {
      "form": "flien",
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
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      "form": "to flien",
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "flie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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      "form": "flie",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "fleigh",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "flow",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "flew",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fliest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "flowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flewe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fleigh",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "flow",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "flew",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "flieth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fleigh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flow",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flew",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flewe",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "flie",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "flien",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flie",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "flowen",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "flowe",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "flewen",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "past",
        "plural"
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      "form": "flieth",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flie",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fliynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fliende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yflowen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yflowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        "To fly; to travel in the air."
      ],
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        [
          "fly",
          "fly"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To move in the sky."
      ],
      "qualifier": "stars",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of clouds, stars, etc.) To move in the sky."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of clouds"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To travel with alacrity or haste; to rush."
      ],
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        [
          "alacrity",
          "alacrity"
        ],
        [
          "haste",
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          "rush"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To shoot or burst; to move rapidly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rapidly",
          "rapidly"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To fall or sink; to move rapidly down."
      ],
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        [
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          "fall"
        ],
        [
          "sink",
          "sink"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To proliferate; to be disseminated."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "proliferate",
          "proliferate"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figurative) To proliferate; to be disseminated."
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To attack one's quarry or prey."
      ],
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        "(rare, of gamebirds) To attack one's quarry or prey."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of gamebirds"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfliː(ə)n/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈflɛi̯(ə)n/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfleːn/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "fleȝhenn"
    },
    {
      "word": "flyyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "fleye"
    },
    {
      "word": "flye"
    },
    {
      "word": "fliȝe"
    },
    {
      "word": "flei"
    },
    {
      "word": "fley"
    },
    {
      "word": "flyen"
    },
    {
      "word": "fleen"
    },
    {
      "word": "flen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flien"
}

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