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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse flengja, from Proto-Germanic *flangijaną. Strong past forms are after the model of dingen, swyngen, and similar verbs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflɛnɡən/, /ˈflinɡən/
Verb
flyngen (chiefly Northern)
- To dash, rush or charge.
- To fly (move speedily, especially through air).
- To strike or land a blow (with a weapon).
- (rare) To throw; to fling.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) flyngen, flynge
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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flynge
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flang
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| 2nd-person singular
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flyngest
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flunge, flange, flang
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| 3rd-person singular
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flyngeth
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flang
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| subjunctive singular
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flynge
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flunge1, flange1
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| imperative singular
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—
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| plural2
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flyngen, flynge
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flungen, flunge, flangen, flange
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| imperative plural
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flyngeth, flynge
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| participles
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flyngynge, flyngende
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flungen, flunge
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1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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