flyngen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse flengja, from Proto-Germanic *flangijaną. Strong past forms are after the model of dingen, swyngen, and similar verbs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈflɛnɡən/, /ˈflinɡən/

Verb

flyngen (chiefly Northern)

  1. To dash, rush or charge.
  2. To fly (move speedily, especially through air).
  3. To strike or land a blow (with a weapon).
  4. (rare) To throw; to fling.

Conjugation
Conjugation of flyngen (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) flyngen, flynge
present tense past tense
1st-person singular flynge flang
2nd-person singular flyngest flunge, flange, flang
3rd-person singular flyngeth flang
subjunctive singular flynge flunge1, flange1
imperative singular —
plural2 flyngen, flynge flungen, flunge, flangen, flange
imperative plural flyngeth, flynge —
participles flyngynge, flyngende flungen, flunge

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
  • English: fling
  • Scots: fling

References
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