fleah

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *plówkos, a variant of *plúsis (“flea”). Cognate with Old High German flōh, Old Norse fló.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flæ͜ɑːx/

Noun

flēah m

  1. flea
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative flēah flēas
accusative flēah flēas
genitive flēas flēana
dative flēa flēam, flēaum
Descendants
  • Middle English: fle, flee, flei, fleigh, fley
    • English: flea (dialectal fleck)
    • Scots: flech, flaich, fle, flae
    • Yola: fleen (plural)

Etymology 2

Verb

flēah

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of flēogan
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