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flay
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: fl?, IPA(key): /fle?/
- Rhymes: -e?
Etymology 1
From Middle English flayen, flaien, fleien, from Old English *fl?e?an ("to cause to fly, put to flight, frighten"; found only in compounds: ?fl?e?an), from Proto-Germanic *flaugijan? (“to let fly, cause to fly”), causative of Proto-Germanic *fleugan? (“to fly”).
Alternative forms
- fla (Yorkshire)
- fley, flee, fly, fleg, flae, flea (Scotland)
Verb
flay (third-person singular simple present flays, present participle flaying, simple past and past participle flayed)
- (transitive, Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
- (transitive, Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To frighten; scare; terrify.
- (intransitive, Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To be fear-stricken.
Derived terms
- flaying
Noun
flay (plural flays)
- (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A fright; a scare.
- (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual.
Derived terms
- flaysome
Etymology 2
From Middle English flen, from Old English fl?an, from Proto-West Germanic *flahan, from Proto-Germanic *flahan?.
Verb
flay (third-person singular simple present flays, present participle flaying, simple past flayed, past participle flayed or (obsolete) flain)
- To strip skin off; to skin.
- To lash or whip.
Synonyms
- (remove the skin of): fleece, flense, skin
Derived terms
- beflay
- unflayed
Translations
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flaxy
English
Etymology
flax +? -y
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æksi
Adjective
flaxy (comparative more flaxy, superlative most flaxy)
- Like flax; flaxen.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir M. Sandys to this entry?)
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