"befly" meaning in English

See befly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: beflies [present, singular, third-person], beflying [participle, present], beflew [past], beflown [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English biflien, from Old English beflēogan (“to fly upon”), equivalent be- + fly. Cognate with Dutch bevliegen, German befliegen (“to fly on”), Danish beflyve (“to operate”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|biflien}} Middle English biflien, {{inh|en|ang|beflēogan|t=to fly upon}} Old English beflēogan (“to fly upon”), {{prefix|en|be|fly}} be- + fly, {{cog|nl|bevliegen}} Dutch bevliegen, {{cog|de|befliegen||to fly on}} German befliegen (“to fly on”), {{cog|da|beflyve||to operate}} Danish beflyve (“to operate”) Head templates: {{en-verb|beflies|beflying|beflew|beflown}} befly (third-person singular simple present beflies, present participle beflying, simple past beflew, past participle beflown)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To fly about; fly from; shun; escape. Tags: obsolete, transitive Derived forms: beflying Related terms: beflee

Inflected forms

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        "To fly about; fly from; shun; escape."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To fly about; fly from; shun; escape."
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      "expansion": "Dutch bevliegen",
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    },
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "beflown",
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      ]
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        "To fly about; fly from; shun; escape."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To fly about; fly from; shun; escape."
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}

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