flees

English

Pronunciation

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

Verb

flees

1. 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/
• IPA^(key): /fløːs/, /flyːs/, /vl-/ (Southern, West Midland)

Noun

flees (plural fleeses)

1. A sheepskin or fleece; the skin of a sheep.
2. The wool of a sheep; a sheep's coat.
3. (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 12 November 2018.

Etymology 2

From fle +‎ -es.

Noun

flees

1. plural of fle