Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Fleeinge, s. flight, B 5. m 5. 6.

Fleen, s. pl. fleas, H 17. A.S. flēan, pl. of flēa.

Flees, s. fleece, 9. 18; L. 1428, 1647; B 2187; Fleeses, pl. B 2. m 5. 7.

Fleet, pr. s. floats, B 463. See Flete.

Fleigh; see Flee (1) and (2).

Fleinge, pres. pt. as adj. scared, skulking, B 4. p 3. 80.

Flekked, pp. spotted, E 1848, G 565. Cf. Icel. flekkr, Du. vlek, a spot.

Flemen, ger. to banish, T. ii. 852; Flemeth, pr. s. H 182; Fleme, imp. s. put to flight, B 1. m 7. 12; Flemed, pp. banished, G. 58. A.S. flȳman, to banish.

Flemer, s. banisher, driver away, B 460. See above.

Fleminge, s. banishment, flight, T. iii. 933.