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flarsom, flay, flayed, flaysome, fleesom, fley, fley$d, fleyed, fleyer, fley-oot, fleysom, fleysome, fleyt, flie, flied, fliesome, fliet, flysom,
fley [fləi]
n. A fright, a scare. A source of fear, a formidable matter, a fright, a fearsome- or repellent-looking person.
v. To put to flight, drive off, by frightening. To frighten, scare, terrify.
pt. pp. fleyed adj. Frightened, scared.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
fley-oot: SW. To swoon.
fleysome [-səm]: Frightening.
dirdie-flicher, dirdie-flichter, dirdy-flicher, dirdy-flichter, flachan, flecher, flechin, flecht, fleich, fleichter, flich, flichan, flichen, flicher, flicht, flichtan, flichter, flichterie, flichtersome, flichtery, flichtie, flichtin, flichtrif, flichtrife, flichty, flighter, flitcher, flithen, floichan, fluchter, tae-flicht,
flicht [flɪçt]
n. Flight. Anything small like a flake of snow, a small speck of soot or dust etc. A mote in the eye.
v. To flutter, to palpitate, to get excited or angry, to perturb, excite. To take to flight, to fly, flee.
 
flichtie [ˈflɪçtɪ]
adj. Flighty, capricious, unsteady, fickle, changeable.
 
flichter [ˈflɪç(t)ər]
v. To flutter, fly awkwardly or unsteadily, to rush excitedly. Of the heart etc. or the emotions: to flutter, quiver, palpitate.
pt. pp. flichtert adj. Excited.
 
flichterie [ˈflɪç(t)ərɪ]
adj. Fickle, flighty.
v. To flutter, flicker.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
dirdy-flichter: NN.b. A butterfly.
flichtin [ˈflɪç(t)ən, ˈflɛç(t)ən]: A flake, a flake of snow or dust etc.
flichtrif [-rɪf]: Unsteady, fickle, changeable.
flichtersome [-səm]: Changeable, full of whims, fitful.
tae-flicht: A refuge, asylum.
flandrikan, flimrickinen, flimrickinin, flimrikinen, flimrikinin, flin, flind, flinder, flinderkin, flinderskin, flindrekin, flindrikin, flinn, flinner, flinrickin, flinrickinen, flinrikin, flinrikinen, flinterkin, flyndrig,
flinder [ˈflɪn(d)ər]
v. To flirt, to flutter about.
 
flind [U. flɪn(d)]
n. A lively child.
 
flindrikin [ˈflɪn(d)rɪkən]
n. Something light, flimsy and unsubstantial.
adj. Of material: light, flimsy, unsubstantial. Showy, gaudy. Of people: frivolous, empty-headed, flirtatious.
v. To beguile.
flinder, flinder, flinders, flindhers, flinner, flinners, flunner, flunners,
flinders [ˈflɪn(d)ərz]
n. pl. Fragments, broken pieces.
flaang, flang, fling, flung,
fling [flɪŋ]
n. A throw. The act of kicking.
v. To fling, to throw, to dance, caper. Of animals: to kick, to strike backwards with the heels. Of people: to jerk the head or body sideways as a gesture of displeasure or disdain, to flounce.
pt. flang [ˈflaŋ] Flung, threw with violence.
pp. flung [flʌŋ]
flenk, flickament, flink, flinks,
flink [I. flɪŋk, flɛŋk]
n. A conceited, jaunty air, a dash. A frolic, a flirtation.
adj. Nimble, agile.
v. To walk jauntily or nimbly. To romp, to frolic. To flirt.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
flickament: I.Sh. A state of excitement.
flint, flintie, flinty,
flint [ˈflɪnti]
n. A piece of flint used with steel to produce an igniting spark.
 
flinty
adj. Keen, sharp, lively, of persons.
flipper, flupper,
flipper [ˈflɪpər]
n. A flipper.
flird, flirdach, flirdoch, flirt,
flird [flɪrd, NN. flɪrt]
n. Anything thin and unsubstantial. A silly, vain, dressy or fickle person. A flirt.
v. To flutter, to flounce, flaunt. To move restlessly or frivolously from place to place. To act the flirt.
flirr, flurr,
flirr [MN. flɪr]
n. A flurry, excitement.
v. To stir, ruffle.

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