Middle English word biflien comes from Old English butan (Except for, but, unless Without, except.), English besmirch, English fly, Old English fleogan (To fly, move quickly, flee.), Old English flēogan

Detailed word origin of biflien

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
butan	Old English (ang)	Except for, but, unless Without, except.
besmirch	English (eng)	(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation; to debase.. (transitive, literary) To make dirty; to soil.
fly	English (eng)	(ambitransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).. (intransitive) To travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.. (intransitive) To travel very fast.. (intransitive, baseball) To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb).. (intransitive, colloquial, of a proposal, [...]
fleogan	Old English (ang)	To fly, move quickly, flee.
flēogan	Old English (ang)
befleogan	Old English (ang)	To come by flying, fly onto.. To fly about or around.
beflēogan	Old English (ang)
biflien	Middle English (enm)

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