different between flidge vs fledge

English

Verb

flidge (third-person singular simple present flidges, present participle flidging, simple past and past participle flidged)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To become fledged; to fledge.
   • R. Greene

     Every day build their nests, every hour flidge.

Adjective

flidge (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Fledged.

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English

Alternative forms

• flidge, flitch, flish, flig, flush

Etymology

From Middle English flegge, fligge, flygge, from Old English *fly??e (“able to fly, fledged”) (attested in *unfly??e, unfligge (“unfledged”)), from Proto-Germanic *flugjaz (“able to fly, fledged”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to run, flow, be swift, flee, fly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fl?d?/
• Rhymes: -?d?

Verb

fledge (third-person singular simple present fledges, present participle fledging, simple past and past participle fledged)

1. (transitive) To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
2. (intransitive) To grow, cover or be covered with feathers.
3. (transitive) To decorate with feathers.
4. (intransitive) To complete the last moult and become a winged adult insect.

Derived terms

• fledgling
• full-fledged
• unfledged

Related terms

• fletch
• fletcher
• fligger

Adjective

fledge (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.