fley
to frighten; terrify.
Origin of fley
1Other words from fley
- fley·ed·ly [fley-id-lee], /ˈfleɪ ɪd li/, adverb
- fley·ed·ness, noun
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How to use fley in a sentence
The two cottages, with plenty of room for the fley's family and eight boys, with half an acre of garden at 11.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson | Charlotte M. YongeWarn't yo fley'd o' meetin' th' de'il this morning as yo coom across Langfield Moor?'
Lancashire Humour | Thomas NewbiggingWe micht maybe hae managed to gie the deil a bit fley by haudin' the muckle Bible to his e'e.
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City | S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) CrockettSigrun asks Helge: Hverir lata fljota fley vid backa, hvar hermegir heima eigud?
Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 | Viktor Rydberg, Ph.D.
British Dictionary definitions for fley
flay
/ (fleɪ) /
to be afraid or cause to be afraid
(tr) to frighten away; scare
Origin of fley
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