fleoge

flēoge (canonical feminine)
flēoge (nominative singular)
flēogan (nominative plural)
flēogan (accusative singular)
flēogan (accusative plural)
flēogan (genitive singular)
flēogena (genitive plural)
flēogan (dative singular)
flēogum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: flye, fflye, fleȝe, flei, fleie, fley, fleye, flie, fliȝe, vliȝe, vlye
English: fly
Scots: flee, fle, flei

From Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ, whence also Old High German flioga. Akin to Old Norse fluga.


moþþe

moþþe (nominative singular)
moþþan (nominative plural)
moþþan (accusative singular)
moþþan (accusative plural)
moþþan (genitive singular)
moþþena (genitive plural)
moþþan (dative singular)
moþþum (dative plural)

English: moth


loppestre

loppestre (nominative singular)
loppestran (nominative plural)
loppestran (accusative singular)
loppestran (accusative plural)
loppestran (genitive singular)
loppestrena (genitive plural)
loppestran (dative singular)
loppestrum (dative plural)

Middle English: loppestere
English: lobster
Scots: lapster, labster
Yola: labstaar

Possibly a corruption of Latin locusta (“lobster, locust”) + the Old English feminine agent suffix -estre; or from lobbe, loppe (“spider”) + the feminine agent suffix -estre, equivalent to lop + -ster.


budda

buddan (nominative plural)
budda (nominative singular)
buddan (nominative plural)
buddan (accusative singular)
buddan (accusative plural)
buddan (genitive singular)
buddena (genitive plural)
buddan (dative singular)
buddum (dative plural)

Middle English: budde, boude, boode

English: boud; bug

From Proto-West Germanic *buʀdō, from Proto-Germanic *buzdô (“beetle, grub, swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰūs- (“to move quickly”). Cognate with Middle Low German buddech (“thick, swollen”), Low German budde (“louse, grub”), Old Norse budda (“purse”). See bug.


beomodor

bēomōdor (canonical feminine)
bēomōdor (nominative singular)
bēomōdra (nominative plural)
bēomōdru (nominative plural)
bēomōdor (accusative singular)
bēomōdra (accusative plural)
bēomōdru (accusative plural)
bēomōdor (genitive singular)
bēomēder (genitive singular)
bēomōdra (genitive plural)
bēomēder (dative singular)
bēomōdrum (dative plural)

→? English: beemother (calque)

From Proto-West Germanic *bijamōder, equivalent to bēo + mōdor. Cognate with Old High German bīmuoter (“queen-bee”).


dran

drān (canonical feminine)
drān (nominative singular)
drāna (nominative plural)
drāne (nominative plural)
drāne (accusative singular)
drāna (accusative plural)
drāne (accusative plural)
drāne (genitive singular)
drāna (genitive plural)
drāne (dative singular)
drānum (dative plural)

Middle English: drane, drone

English: drone

Scots: dron

From Proto-West Germanic *drānu (“drone”).
Cognate with Old Saxon drān (Low German drōne), Old High German treno (dialectal German Dräne).


atorcoppe

ātorcoppe (canonical feminine)
ātorcoppe (nominative singular)
ātorcoppan (nominative plural)
ātorcoppan (accusative singular)
ātorcoppan (accusative plural)
ātorcoppan (genitive singular)
ātorcoppena (genitive plural)
ātorcoppan (dative singular)
ātorcoppum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: attercoppe, addercoppe, hadercoppe, nedercoppe
English: attercop
Translingual: Attercopus
Scots: attircop, attercop
Yola: attercop

ātor (“poison”) + *coppe (“something round”), from Proto-West Germanic *kopp. Identical in formation to Old Danish ederkoppæ (whence Danish edderkop) and Old Swedish eterkoppe. For more, see cop.


dora

dora (nominative singular)
doran (nominative plural)
doran (accusative singular)
doran (accusative plural)
doran (genitive singular)
dorena (genitive plural)
doran (dative singular)
dorum (dative plural)

desc

English: dor, dumbledore, dorbeetle, dorfly, dorrfly

From Proto-Germanic *durô (“bumblebee, humming insect”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-, *dʰrēn- (“bee, hornet, drone”). Related to Middle Low German dorne (“bumblebee”), Middle Dutch dorne (“bumblebee”), Dutch dar (“drone”), Old English drān (“drone”). More at drone, dor.


loppe

loppe (nominative singular)
loppan (nominative plural)
loppan (accusative singular)
loppan (accusative plural)
loppan (genitive singular)
loppena (genitive plural)
loppan (dative singular)
loppum (dative plural)

Middle English: loppe

English: lop

Sense of "spider, silkworm" from Proto-Germanic *lubbō, *lubbǭ (“that which hangs or dangles”), from Proto-Indo-European *lep- (“to peel, skin”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian lobbe (“hanging lump of flesh”), Middle Low German lobbe and Middle Dutch lobbe (“dangling part”), Dutch lob (“hanging lip, ruffle or sleeve”). More at lobe.
Sense of "flea" from Proto-Germanic *luppǭ (“flea, sandflea”, originally “jumper”), from Proto-Germanic *luppijaną (“to jump, dart”). Cognate with Danish loppe (“flea”), Swedish loppa (“flea”), Middle High German lüpfen, lupfen (“to release and raise aloft, move quickly”).


beogang

bēogang (canonical masculine)
bēogang (nominative singular)
bēogangas (nominative plural)
bēogang (accusative singular)
bēogangas (accusative plural)
bēoganges (genitive singular)
bēoganga (genitive plural)
bēogange (dative singular)
bēogangum (dative plural)

/ˈbe͜oːˌɡɑnɡ/

[ˈbe͜oːˌɡɑŋɡ]


wicga

From Proto-Germanic *weganą (“to move, wiggle”) + -ga (diminutive suffix). Related to Old English weġan (“to move”), Middle English wiglen (“to wiggle”).


fleah

flēah (canonical masculine)
flēah (nominative singular)
flēas (nominative plural)
flēah (accusative singular)
flēas (accusative plural)
flēas (genitive singular)
flēana (genitive plural)
flēa (dative singular)
flēam (dative plural)
flēaum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: fle, flee, flei, fleigh, fley
English: flea (dialectal fleck)
Scots: flech, flaich, fle, flae
Yola: fleen (plural)

From Proto-Germanic *flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *plówkos, a variant of *plúsis (“flea”). Cognate with Old High German flōh, Old Norse fló.


beobread

bēobrēad (canonical neuter)
bēobrēad (nominative singular)
bēobrēadru (nominative plural)
bēobrēad (accusative singular)
bēobrēadru (accusative plural)
bēobrēades (genitive singular)
bēobrēadra (genitive plural)
bēobrēade (dative singular)
bēobrēadrum (dative plural)

desc

Middle English: beobread, beobræd, beoblæd (error)

English: beebread

/ˈbe͜oːˌbræ͜ɑːd/


mycg

myċġ (canonical masculine)
myċġ (nominative singular)
myċġas (nominative plural)
myċġ (accusative singular)
myċġas (accusative plural)
myċġes (genitive singular)
myċġa (genitive plural)
myċġe (dative singular)
myċġum (dative plural)

Middle English: migge, mydge

Scots: mige, midge

English: midge; midget

From Proto-West Germanic *muggju, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō (“midge, mosquito, gnat”). Akin to Old Saxon muggia, Old High German mucka, mugga, Old Norse mý.


æmete

ǣmete (canonical feminine)
ǣmete (nominative singular)
ǣmetan (nominative plural)
ǣmetan (accusative singular)
ǣmetan (accusative plural)
ǣmetan (genitive singular)
ǣmetena (genitive plural)
ǣmetan (dative singular)
ǣmetum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: ampte, amte, emete, amete, emotte, emot, ante, empt, empte, amote
English: ant, emmet
Scots: emmot, emott, imat
⇒ Yola: emothee


seolcwyrm

head

seolcwyrm m (nominative plural seolcwyrmas)

seolcwyrmas (nominative plural)
seolcwyrm (nominative singular)
seolcwyrmas (nominative plural)
seolcwyrm (accusative singular)
seolcwyrmas (accusative plural)
seolcwyrmes (genitive singular)
seolcwyrma (genitive plural)
seolcwyrme (dative singular)
seolcwyrmum (dative plural)

Middle English: silkwirm

English: silkworm


crabba

crabba (nominative singular)
crabban (nominative plural)
crabban (accusative singular)
crabban (accusative plural)
crabban (genitive singular)
crabbena (genitive plural)
crabban (dative singular)
crabbum (dative plural)

Middle English: crabbe

Scots: crab, craib

English: crab

From Proto-West Germanic *krabbō, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô.


ceafor

Middle English: chafur, chavere

English: chafer

From Proto-West Germanic *kefrō (“beetle”). Cognate with German Käfer (“beetle”).


þrowend

þrōwend (canonical masculine)
þrōwend (nominative singular)
þrōwendas (nominative plural)
þrōwend (accusative singular)
þrōwendas (accusative plural)
þrōwendes (genitive singular)
þrōwenda (genitive plural)
þrōwende (dative singular)
þrōwendum (dative plural)

c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
Sē þrōwend is ǣtren and slihþ mid þām tæġle tō dēaðe.

The scorpion is venomous and stings things to death with its tail.


renge

renge (nominative singular)
rengan (nominative plural)
rengan (accusative singular)
rengan (accusative plural)
rengan (genitive singular)
rengena (genitive plural)
rengan (dative singular)
rengum (dative plural)


wæps

wæps (nominative singular)
wæpsa (nominative plural)
wæpse (nominative plural)
wæpse (accusative singular)
wæpsa (accusative plural)
wæpse (accusative plural)
wæpse (genitive singular)
wæpsa (genitive plural)
wæpse (dative singular)
wæpsum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: wasp, wappes, waps, waspe
English: wasp, waps
Sranan Tongo: waswasi (reduplicated)
Scots: wasp, wesp


earwicga

ēarwicga (canonical masculine)
ēarwicga (nominative singular)
ēarwicgan (nominative plural)
ēarwicgan (accusative singular)
ēarwicgan (accusative plural)
ēarwicgan (genitive singular)
ēarwicgena (genitive plural)
ēarwicgan (dative singular)
ēarwicgum (dative plural)

desc

Middle English: erewygge, ȝerwygge, erwigge, herewycke

English: earwig

/ˈæ͜ɑːrˌwiɡ.ɡɑ/


wifel

wifel (nominative singular)
wifelas (nominative plural)
wifel (accusative singular)
wifelas (accusative plural)
wifeles (genitive singular)
wifela (genitive plural)
wifele (dative singular)
wifelum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: wevel, wevyl, wyvyl
English: weevil
Scots: wavel

From Proto-West Germanic *wibil, from Proto-Germanic *wibilaz. Cognate with Old Saxon wivil, Old High German wibil, Old Norse vifill, vífill.


buterfleoge

buterflēoge (canonical feminine)
buterflēoge (nominative singular)
buterflēogan (nominative plural)
buterflēogan (accusative singular)
buterflēogan (accusative plural)
buterflēogan (genitive singular)
buterflēogena (genitive plural)
buterflēogan (dative singular)
buterflēogum (dative plural)

Middle English: boterflye, butreflye, buttyrfle, butter-flyeȝ, buterflie, butturflye, buttirflye, botreflee, boterfleȝe, buterfliȝe, butterflie, botirflij, botirflye, butterfflye, buttyrflye
English: butterfly
Scots: butterflee

From butere (“butter”) + flēoge (“fly”).


tordwifel

tordwifel (nominative singular)
tordwifelas (nominative plural)
tordwifel (accusative singular)
tordwifelas (accusative plural)
tordwifeles (genitive singular)
tordwifela (genitive plural)
tordwifele (dative singular)
tordwifelum (dative plural)

Middle English: *tordwevel

English: turd weevil

From Proto-West Germanic *tordawibil, from Proto-Germanic *turdawibilaz. Cognate with Old Norse torðvifill. Equivalent to tord (“turd”) + wifel (“beetle”).


fifalde

fīfalde (canonical feminine)
fīfalde (nominative singular)
fīfaldan (nominative plural)
fīfaldan (accusative singular)
fīfaldan (accusative plural)
fīfaldan (genitive singular)
fīfaldena (genitive plural)
fīfaldan (dative singular)
fīfaldum (dative plural)


leafwyrm

lēafwyrm (canonical masculine)
lēafwyrm (nominative singular)
lēafwyrmas (nominative plural)
lēafwyrm (accusative singular)
lēafwyrmas (accusative plural)
lēafwyrmes (genitive singular)
lēafwyrma (genitive plural)
lēafwyrme (dative singular)
lēafwyrmum (dative plural)


cawelwyrm

cawelwyrm (nominative singular)
cawelwyrmas (nominative plural)
cawelwyrm (accusative singular)
cawelwyrmas (accusative plural)
cawelwyrmes (genitive singular)
cawelwyrma (genitive plural)
cawelwyrme (dative singular)
cawelwyrmum (dative plural)


scearnwifel

dung beetle (beetles of the family Scarabaeidae)


hyrnetu

hyrnetu (nominative singular)
hyrneta (nominative plural)
hyrnete (nominative plural)
hyrnete (accusative singular)
hyrneta (accusative plural)
hyrnete (accusative plural)
hyrnete (genitive singular)
hyrneta (genitive plural)
hyrnete (dative singular)
hyrnetum (dative plural)

Middle English: hernet

English: hornet

Scots: hornet

From Proto-West Germanic *hurnutu (“hornet”)


wæterbucca

wæterbucca (nominative singular)
wæterbuccan (nominative plural)
wæterbuccan (accusative singular)
wæterbuccan (accusative plural)
wæterbuccan (genitive singular)
wæterbuccena (genitive plural)
wæterbuccan (dative singular)
wæterbuccum (dative plural)

From wæter (“water”) + bucca (“he-goat”)


scearnwibba

sċearnwibba (canonical masculine)
sċearnwibba (nominative singular)
sċearnwibban (nominative plural)
sċearnwibban (accusative singular)
sċearnwibban (accusative plural)
sċearnwibban (genitive singular)
sċearnwibbena (genitive plural)
sċearnwibban (dative singular)
sċearnwibbum (dative plural)


atorloppe

ātorloppe (canonical feminine)
ātorloppe (nominative singular)
ātorloppan (nominative plural)
ātorloppan (accusative singular)
ātorloppan (accusative plural)
ātorloppan (genitive singular)
ātorloppena (genitive plural)
ātorloppan (dative singular)
ātorloppum (dative plural)