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
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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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) |