fly

*plewk- (Proto-Indo-European)

*plew-k- (Proto-Indo-European)

*pleuk- (Proto-Indo-European)

*fleuganą (Proto-Germanic)

To fly.

*fleugǭ (Proto-Germanic)

Flying insect, fly.

fleogan (Old English)

To fly, move quickly, flee.

flēoġe (Old English)

flēoge (Old English)

flie (Middle English)

fly (English)

(fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.. (non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).. (obsolete) A parasite.. (obsolete) A witch's familiar.. (swimming) The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys). (weightlifting) A chest exercise performed by moving [...]