fleon

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *fleuhan, from Proto-Germanic *fleuhaną. Cognate with Old Frisian fliā, Old Saxon fliohan, Old Dutch flian, Old High German fliohan, Old Norse flýja, Gothic 𐌸𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þliuhan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fle͜oːn/ === Verb === flēon to flee late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies to run away, run from, escape late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy to avoid ==== Usage notes ==== In the sense of fleeing or running from something, fleon was usually used transitively without a preposition, as in hē flēah þone beran (literally "he fled the bear"). However, uses with fram ("from") are occasionally attested. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ætflēon beflēon forflēon ōþflēon ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: flen, fleonEnglish: fleeScots: flee