cleg

1. (dialectal) A light breeze.
2. (England, Scotland, dialectal) A blood-sucking fly of the family Tabanidae; a gadfly, a horsefly.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/klɛɡ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: clege

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: klegg

Cognate with Ancient Greek: γλωχίς

In summary

From Middle English clege, from Old Norse kleggi, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *glōgʰ-s (“point”); compare with Norwegian Nynorsk klegg, Ancient Greek γλωχίς (glōkhís, “barb”).

Synonyms

gadfly

horsefly

horse fly

clegg

horse-fly

Translations

tafano

taon

tàvec

tábano

βοϊδόμυγα

moscalló

tavan

bąk

moscardo

mutuca

tavão

assillo

tavà

Bremse

αλογόμυγα