Old English āflēgan to put to flight; related to Old Norse fleygja
fley in American English
(flei)
verbWord forms: fleyed, fleying
chiefly Scot
to frighten; terrify
Derived forms
fleyedly (ˈfleiɪdli)
adverb
fleyedness
noun
Word origin
[1175–1225; ME flaien, fleien, OE -flīgan (in ā-flȳgan); c. ON fleygia to cause to fly. Cf. fly1]This word is first recorded in the period 1175–1225. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cast, charge, double, form, pass