flegge

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English *flyċġe, from Proto-West Germanic *flugi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɛd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈflid͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈflɛɡ(ə)/, /ˈfliɡ(ə)/

Adjective

flegge (rare)

  1. (of birds) Able to fly; feathered, fledged.
  2. (figuratively) Dynamic, active.

Descendants

  • English: fledge
  • >? Scots: fleg, flegg
  • >? Yola: fletch

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