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fleard

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Old English

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps tied to Proto-Germanic *flaihaz (“sly, underhanded, sneaky”). Compare Old Norse flærð (“fraud, deceit”), Icelandic flærð (“deceit”), Swedish flärd (“vanity, frivolity, flamboyance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flæ͜ɑrd/, [flæ͜ɑrˠd]

Noun

fleard n

  1. fraud, deceit, trickery, deception
  2. folly, nonsense
  3. vanity
  4. superstition

Declension

Strong a-stem:

More information singular, plural ...

Synonyms

  • ġefleard

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: flerd, flærd
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