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flea
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English fle, from Old English fl?ah, fl?a, from Proto-West Germanic *flauh, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz (compare West Frisian flie, Low German Flo, Flö, Dutch vlo, German Floh, Icelandic fló), from pre-Germanic *plóukos, *plówkos, from Proto-Indo-European *plúsis (compare Latin pulex, Sanskrit ?????? (plú?i)).
The archaic plural fleen is from Middle English fleen, flen, from Old English fl?an (“fleas”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fli?/
- Rhymes: -i?
- Homophones: flee
Noun
flea (plural fleas)
- A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.
- (derogatory) A thing of no significance.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
flea (third-person singular simple present fleas, present participle fleaing, simple past and past participle fleaed)
- (transitive) To remove fleas from (an animal).
- Synonym: deflea
- 1861, Horace William Wheelwright, Bush Wanderings of a Naturalist (page 192)
- I have seen a Lubra, or native woman, suckling two puppies; and, like monkeys, these ladies have a particular fancy for fleaing their dogs.
Etymology 2
Alternative forms.
Verb
flea (third-person singular simple present fleas, present participle fleaing, simple past and past participle flead)
- Obsolete spelling of flay
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 74:
- In this Thwackum had the advantage; for while Square could only scarify the poor lad's reputation, he could flea his skin [...].
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 74:
- 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, Everyman's Library 1991, p. 36:
- [...] he'd flea me alive like another St Bartholomew.
- 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, Everyman's Library 1991, p. 36:
Anagrams
- Lafe, Leaf, alef, feal, leaf
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fleam
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fli?m/
- Rhymes: -i?m
Etymology 1
From Middle English fleme, fleom, from Old French flieme, flemie (“open vein”), probably via a Proto-Germanic source (compare Old Saxon fl?ma, Old High German fliotuma, fliodema, Old English fl?tme, fl?tme (“fleam, lancet”)), borrowed from Vulgar Latin fletoma, *fletomus, from Late Latin flebotomus, phlebotomus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (phlebotómon). Compare French flamme, Dutch vlijm, German Fliete, Danish flitte (“fleam”). Doublet of phlebotome.
Alternative forms
- phleam (archaic)
Noun
fleam (plural fleams)
- A sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.
- 1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse
- A bloodstick - a piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead — is used to strike the fleam into the vein
- 1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse
Hypernyms
- (sharp instrument): lancet
Derived terms
- fleam saw
- fleam tooth
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English fleem, flem (“the rushing of water; current”), probably from Old English fl?am (“fleeing; flight; rush”), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“stream; current; flood”), from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to fly; flow; run”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk flaum (“flood”).
Alternative forms
- fleem
Noun
fleam (plural fleams)
- (Britain, dialectal, Northern England) The watercourse or runoff from a mill; millstream
- (Britain, dialectal, Northern England) A large trench or gully cut into a meadow in order to drain it
Related terms
- fleme (verb)
Anagrams
- femal, flame
Latin
Verb
fleam
- first-person singular present active subjunctive of fle?
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *flaumaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flæ???m/
Noun
fl?am m
- escape, flight
Declension
Derived terms
- fl?ema
- t?fl?am
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