"flye" meaning in Middle English

See flye in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfliː(ə)/, /ˈflɛi̯(ə)/
Etymology: From Old English flēoge, flīeġe, from Proto-West Germanic *fleugā, from Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|flēoge}} Old English flēoge, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*fleugā}} Proto-West Germanic *fleugā, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fleugǭ}} Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} flye, {{enm-noun|pl=flyes|pl2=fliȝen}} flye (plural flyes or fliȝen) Forms: flyes [plural], fliȝen [plural], fflye [alternative], fleȝe [alternative], flei [alternative], fleie [alternative], fley [alternative], fleye [alternative], flie [alternative], fliȝe [alternative], vliȝe [alternative], vlye [alternative]
  1. Any insect capable of airborne motion. Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-flye-enm-noun-kHTNvve8 Disambiguation of Insects: 59 27 13
  2. A fly (insect in the order Diptera)
    Sense id: en-flye-enm-noun-sTRpx4Wh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: boterflye
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} flye
  1. Alternative form of flien Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: flien
    Sense id: en-flye-enm-verb-y7VYkw1g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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