flew

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fluː/, /fluʊ̯/ (dated) IPA(key): /fljuː/ Rhymes: -uː Homophones: flu, flue === Etymology 1 === From Middle English flew, flow, from Old English flēag, flug-, from Proto-Germanic *flaug, *flug-, past tense forms of Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”). Compare Saterland Frisian flooch (“flew”), West Frisian fleach (“flew”), Dutch vloog (“flew”), German flog (“flew”), Danish fløj (“flew”), Swedish flög (“flew”), Icelandic flaug (“flew”). ==== Verb ==== flew simple past of fly === Etymology 2 === Unknown. ==== Noun ==== flew (plural flews) (chiefly plural) The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip. ===== Related terms ===== flewed === Etymology 3 === ==== Alternative forms ==== flue ==== Adjective ==== flew (comparative more flew, superlative most flew) (UK, dialect) shallow; flat === Etymology 4 === ==== Verb ==== flew (obsolete) simple past of flay === References === === Anagrams === fewl == Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈvleːu̯/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈvlɛu̯/ === Noun === flew soft mutation of blew === Mutation ===