fleon
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fleuhaną. Cognate with Old Frisian fliā, Old Saxon fliohan, Old Dutch flian, Old High German fliohan, Old Norse flýja, Gothic 𐌸𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þliuhan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fle͜oːn/
Verb
flēon
- to run away, run from, escape
- Mid þē sind þā þing þe þū flīehst.
- The things that you run from are with you.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- God ne ēht nānre wihte, for þȳ hine nān wiht ne mæġ flēon.
- God doesn't chase anything, because nothing can run from him.
- to avoid
Conjugation
Conjugation of flēon (strong class 2)
| infinitive | flēon | flēonne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | flēo | flēah |
| second person singular | flīehst | fluge |
| third person singular | flīehþ | flēah |
| plural | flēoþ | flugon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | flēo | fluge |
| plural | flēon | flugen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | flēoh | |
| plural | flēoþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| flēonde | (ġe)flogen | |
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