flegn.¹

Brit.

/flɛɡ/, U.S.

/flɛɡ/, Scottish English

/flɛɡ/

Etymology: < fleg v.¹

Scottish.

A fright, scare. Cf. fley n.

ΚΠ

1721 A. Ramsay Robert Richy & Sandy 9 Or has some Bogle-bo..gi'en ye a fleg.

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. v. 95 I got a fleg, and was ready to jump out o' my skin.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

flegn.²

Brit.

/flɛɡ/, U.S.

/flɛɡ/, Scottish English

/flɛɡ/

Etymology: Onomatopoeic; compare fling.

Scottish.

A random blow or kick, a stroke.

ΚΠ

1722 W. Hamilton Life of Sir William Wallace iii. i. 45 He..Syn at the Lown a fearfull Fleg let flee, That from his Rumple shear'd away his Thigh.

1786 R. Burns Poems 204 She's [sc. Fortune's] gien me monie a jirt an' fleg.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

flegv.¹

Brit.

/flɛɡ/, U.S.

/flɛɡ/, Scottish English

/flɛɡ/

Etymology: The normal Scots form of Old English flecgan to put to flight, of which one example is known, if the reading of the manuscript be correct. If not an error for flégan (see fley v.), it may perhaps be a variant of that word, with abnormal doubled palatal and shortening of the vowel, as in reccan to reck, variant of récan ( < *rôkjan).

Scottish.

transitive. To frighten, scare.

ΚΠ

1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iv. i. 62 We'll fleg him sae, he'll mint nae mair to gang A conjuring to do a Lassie wrang.

1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums xv. 141 ‘That was strong language,’ said Hendry, ‘but he would be wantin’ to fleg (frighten) her?’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

flegv.²

Brit.

/flɛɡ/, U.S.

/flɛɡ/, Scottish English

/flɛɡ/

Etymology: ? variant of flag v.¹, fleck v.²

Scottish.

intransitive. To flee, run off; to fly away. Also with off.

ΚΠ

1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 25 [The lambs] round a tammock wheel, an', fleggin, toss The moudy-hillan to the air in stoor.

1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 76 Nelly..aff wi' Gib the Mason Flegg'd fast, that day.

1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xv. 170 The solan..flegged aff about the roundness of the craig.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1721

n.²1722

v.¹1725

v.²1789

单词	fleg
释义	flegn.¹ Brit. /flɛɡ/, U.S. /flɛɡ/, Scottish English /flɛɡ/ Etymology: < fleg v.¹ Scottish. A fright, scare. Cf. fley n. ΚΠ 1721 A. Ramsay Robert Richy & Sandy 9 Or has some Bogle-bo..gi'en ye a fleg. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. v. 95 I got a fleg, and was ready to jump out o' my skin. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). flegn.² Brit. /flɛɡ/, U.S. /flɛɡ/, Scottish English /flɛɡ/ Etymology: Onomatopoeic; compare fling. Scottish. A random blow or kick, a stroke. ΚΠ 1722 W. Hamilton Life of Sir William Wallace iii. i. 45 He..Syn at the Lown a fearfull Fleg let flee, That from his Rumple shear'd away his Thigh. 1786 R. Burns Poems 204 She's [sc. Fortune's] gien me monie a jirt an' fleg. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). flegv.¹ Brit. /flɛɡ/, U.S. /flɛɡ/, Scottish English /flɛɡ/ Etymology: The normal Scots form of Old English flecgan to put to flight, of which one example is known, if the reading of the manuscript be correct. If not an error for flégan (see fley v.), it may perhaps be a variant of that word, with abnormal doubled palatal and shortening of the vowel, as in reccan to reck, variant of récan ( < rôkjan). Scottish. transitive. To frighten, scare. ΚΠ 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd* iv. i. 62 We'll fleg him sae, he'll mint nae mair to gang A conjuring to do a Lassie wrang. 1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums xv. 141 ‘That was strong language,’ said Hendry, ‘but he would be wantin’ to fleg (frighten) her?’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). flegv.² Brit. /flɛɡ/, U.S. /flɛɡ/, Scottish English /flɛɡ/ Etymology: ? variant of flag v.¹, fleck v.² Scottish. intransitive. To flee, run off; to fly away. Also with off. ΚΠ 1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 25 [The lambs] round a tammock wheel, an', fleggin, toss The moudy-hillan to the air in stoor. 1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 76 Nelly..aff wi' Gib the Mason Flegg'd fast, that day. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xv. 170 The solan..flegged aff about the roundness of the craig. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1721n.²1722v.¹1725v.²1789
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