flyngen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === flenge, fling, flinge, flynge === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse flengja, from Proto-Germanic *flangijaną. Strong past forms are either after the model of dingen, swyngen, and similar verbs or from a Old Norse *flinga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflɛnɡən/, /ˈfleːnɡən/, /ˈflinɡən/ === Verb === flyngen (chiefly Northern) To dash, rush or charge. To fly (move speedily, especially through air). To strike or land a blow (with a weapon). (rare) To throw; to fling. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: fling Scots: fling ==== References ==== “flingen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.