flegge

Middle English

Alternative forms

flege, flygge

Etymology

Inherited from Old English *flyċġe, from Proto-West Germanic *flugi, from Proto-Germanic *flugjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈflɛd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈflid͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈflɛɡ(ə)/, /ˈfliɡ(ə)/

Adjective

flegge (rare)

(of birds) Able to fly; feathered, fledged.
(figuratively) Dynamic, active.

Descendants

English: fledge
- ⇒ English: fletch (modified after fletcher)
>? Scots: fleg, flegg

References

“flecche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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