flees

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfliːz/
Rhymes: -iːz
Homophone: fleas

Verb

flees

third-person singular simple present indicative of flee

Anagrams

feels, lefse, selfe

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English flēos, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus, from Proto-Germanic *fleusaz.

Alternative forms

ffleyse, fleece, fleese, fleesse, fleis, fleos, fleose, fles, flese, floes, flus, vluys

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fleːs/
(Southern, Western) IPA^(key): /fløːs/, /flyːs/, /vl-/

Noun

flees (plural fleeses)

A sheepskin or fleece; the skin of a sheep.
The wool of a sheep; a sheep's coat.
(rare) A measure of wool.

Descendants

English: fleece
- → Finnish: fliisi
- → German: Fleece
Scots: fleis
Yola: flaase

References

“flẹ̄s, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-12.

Etymology 2

From fle +‎ -es.

Noun

flees

plural of fle

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