"flether" meaning in Scots

See flether in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: flethers [present, singular, third-person], fletherin [participle, present], flethert [past], flethert [participle, past]
Rhymes: -ɛðə(r) Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|flethers|present participle|fletherin|simple past|flethert|past participle|flethert|head=}} flether (third-person singular simple present flethers, present participle fletherin, simple past flethert, past participle flethert), {{sco-verb}} flether (third-person singular simple present flethers, present participle fletherin, simple past flethert, past participle flethert)
  1. to flatter
    Sense id: en-flether-sco-verb-sLVwlmQj Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for flether meaning in Scots (1.5kB)

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