buterfleoge
Old English
Alternative forms
- buttorflēoge, butorflēoge
- buturflīogae — early
Etymology
From butere (“butter”) + flēoge (“fly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbu.terˌfle͜oː.ɡe/, [ˈbu.terˌfle͜oː.ɣe]
Noun
buterflēoge f
Declension
Weak feminine (n-stem):
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | buterflēoge | buterflēogan |
| accusative | buterflēogan | buterflēogan |
| genitive | buterflēogan | buterflēogena |
| dative | buterflēogan | buterflēogum |
Synonyms
Descendants
- Middle English: boterflye, butreflye, buttyrfle, butter-flyeȝ, buterflie, butturflye, buttirflye, botreflee, boterfleȝe, buterfliȝe, butterflie, botirflij, botirflye, butterfflye, buttyrflye
- English: butterfly
- Scots: butterflee