flay

(Engels)

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.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/fleɪ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: flayen

Overgenomen van Oudengels: *flīeġan

Overgenomen van Middelengels: flen

Overgenomen van Oudengels: 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”).

Concepten

afstropen

vellen

villen

stropen

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

écorcher

desollar

häuten

scorticare

schinden

despellejar

abhäuten

esfolar

enthäuten

dépouiller

spelare

angariare

scuoiare

spellare

fustiger