fle

See also: FLE, FLÉ, flè, and f'lé

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *awa-leja, cognate to Proto-Slavic *lějǫ (“to doze, to slumber”), *lějati.

Verb

fle (aorist fjeta, participle fjetur)

1. to sleep

Related terms

• flihet
• gjumë

Latin

Verb

flē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of fleō

Middle English

Alternative forms

• flee, flei, fleigh, fley

Etymology

Inherited from Old English flēa, a form of flēah (→ the alternative form fleigh), from Proto-West Germanic *flauh, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɛː/, /flɛi̯(x)/
• Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

fle (plural flen or flees or fleghes)

1. flea

Descendants

• English: flea (dialectal fleck)
• Scots: flech, flaich, fle, flae
• Yola: fleen (plural)

References

• “flē, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-14.