fley verb & noun.
[fleɪ] obsolete exc.
Scot. &
north. Also
flay.
ME.[Old Norse fleygja ult. from West Germanic causative of FLY verb.]A. verb.
1. verb trans. Put to flight, frighten
away.
ME.2. verb trans. Frighten, scare, terrify.
ME.3. verb intrans. Be afraid; take fright. Long
rare or
obsolete.
M18.b. noun. A fright, a scare.
L18. ■ fleysome adjective frightful, dreadful
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