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fley

[ fley ]

verb

, Chiefly Scot.
, fleyed, fley·ing.
  1. to frighten; terrify.

fley

/ fleɪ /

verb

  1. to be afraid or cause to be afraid
  2. tr to frighten away; scare
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • fley·ed·ly [fley, -id-lee], adverb
  • fleyed·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fley1

1175–1225; Middle English flaien, fleien, Old English -flīgan (in ā-flȳgan ); cognate with Old Norse fleygia to cause to fly. fly 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fley1

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

The two cottages, with plenty of room for the Fley's family and eight boys, with half an acre of garden at 11.

Warn't yo fley'd o' meetin' th' de'il this morning as yo coom across Langfield Moor?'

We micht maybe hae managed to gie the deil a bit fley by haudin' the muckle Bible to his e'e.

Sigrun asks Helge: Hverir lata fljota fley vid backa, hvar hermegir heima eigud?

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