"beflee" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beflees [present, singular, third-person], befleeing [participle, present], befled [participle, past], befled [past]
Etymology: From Middle English biflen, bifleon, from Old English beflēon (“to flee from, flee, escape, avoid”), equivalent to be- + flee. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|biflen}} Middle English biflen, {{m|enm|bifleon}} bifleon, {{inh|en|ang|beflēon|t=to flee from, flee, escape, avoid}} Old English beflēon (“to flee from, flee, escape, avoid”), {{prefix|en|be|flee}} be- + flee Head templates: {{en-verb|beflees|befleeing|befled}} beflee (third-person singular simple present beflees, present participle befleeing, simple past and past participle befled)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To flee from; flee; avoid; shun. Tags: obsolete, transitive Related terms: befly
    Sense id: en-beflee-en-verb-kmBYHFNw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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