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fley

[fley]
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verb, fleyed, fley·ing. Chiefly Scot.
  1. to frighten; terrify.
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Origin of fley

1175–1225; Middle English flaien, fleien, Old English -flīgan (in ā-flȳgan); cognate with Old Norse fleygia to cause to fly. Cf. fly1
Related formsfley·ed·ly [fley-id-lee] /ˈfleɪ ɪd li/, adverbfley·ed·ness, noun
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  • 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. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for fley

fley

flay

verb Scot and Northern English dialect
  1. to be afraid or cause to be afraid
  2. (tr) to frighten away; scare
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Word Origin

Old English āflēgan to put to flight; related to Old Norse fleygja
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