flay

Senso (Inglese)

Verb

1. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
2. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To frighten; scare; terrify.
3. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive) To be fear-stricken.

Noun

1. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) A fright; a scare.
2. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual.

Concetti

scorticare

spelare

angariare

spellare

scuoiare

scoiare

spogliare

attaccare

starnare

colpire

pelare

sfogliare

denudare

scotennare

togliere la pelle

sinonimi

skin

peel

excoriate

strip

peel off

strip off

disrobe

rip off

tear off

slaughter

deprive of

disconnect

cut up

detach

harrow

harry

hit

lash

leaves

🍃

obsess

peeling

pester

plague

pull off

rack

scalp

scourge

scratch

scuff

shave

skinned

split

tear

flay a flint

torment

torture

upbraid

worry

prey on

rip open

afflict

crack

agonize

attack

👊

bait

bedevil

castigate

denude

deprive

excruciate

Traduzioni

écorcher

desollar

häuten

schinden

despellejar

esfolar

abhäuten

dépouiller

enthäuten

afstropen

enlever

peler

arracher

fustiger

abbalgen

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/fleɪ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: flayen

Ereditato da inglese antico: *flīeġan

Ereditato da inglese medio: flen

Ereditato da inglese antico: flēan

In summary

From Middle English flayen, flaien, fleien, from Old English *flīeġan ("to cause to fly, put to flight, frighten"; found only in compounds: āflīeġan), from Proto-Germanic *flaugijaną (“to let fly, cause to fly”), causative of Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”).