FLEÁ

Old English Dictionary Entry

FLEÁ

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: an; Related words: fleó.

Definitions

1 FLEÁ

m. I. a FLEA; pūlex :-- Fleá pūlex, Wrt. Voc. 78, 68. GREEK fleán acwelleþ fleabane kills fleas, Herb. 143; Lchdm. i. 266, 2. Gorst cwelþ ða fleán gorse killeth the fleas, 142; Lchdm. i. 264, 15. Wið fleán against fleas, 142; Lchdm. i. 264, 14. II. a speck, speck or disease in the eye; albūgo, -ĭnis, f. măcŭla :-- Wið fleán and wið eágena sáre against white specks and against sore of eyes, Herb. 24; Lchdm. i. 120, 16. [Plat. flo, flö a flea: Dut. vloo, f. a flea: Ger. floh, m. a flea: M. H. Ger. vlóch, m. a flea: O. H. Ger. flóh, flóch, m. a flea: Icel. fló, f. a flea: Lat. pūlex, f. a flea.] DER. eág-fleá. fleág flew, Exon. 46a; Th. 157, 9; Gú. 889; p. of fleógan. flea

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