- flire
- fli|resb., -n, -r, -rne (en fisk)
Dansk ordbog. 2015.
flire
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flire — flire, flirr(e obs. ff. fleer v … Useful english dictionary
flirr — flire, flirr(e obs. ff. fleer v … Useful english dictionary
flirre — flire, flirr(e obs. ff. fleer v … Useful english dictionary
fleer — I. /ˈflɪə/ (say flear) verb (i) 1. to grin or laugh coarsely or mockingly. –verb (t) 2. to fleer at; deride. –noun 3. a fleering look; a jeer or gibe. {Middle English flery(e), flire. Compare Norwegian flire grin} II. /fliə/ (say fleeuh) noun… …
fleer — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English fleryen, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian flire to giggle Date: 15th century to laugh or grimace in a coarse derisive manner ; sneer Synonyms: see scoff • fleeringly adverb II. noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
fleer — fleer1 fleeringly, adv. /flear/, v.i. 1. to grin or laugh coarsely or mockingly. v.t. 2. to mock or deride. n. 3. a fleering look; a jeer or gibe. [1350 1400; ME flerien (v.) < Scand; cf. Norw flire a grin] fleer2 … Universalium
fleer — (v.) c.1400, perhaps from Scandinavian (Cf. dial. Norw. flira, dialectal Dan. flire to grin, titter ). Related: Fleered; fleering … Etymology dictionary
fleer — I [[t]flɪər[/t]] v. i. 1) to grin or laugh coarsely or mockingly 2) a fleering look or utterance; a jeer or gibe • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME flerien (v.) < Scand; cf. Norw flire a grin II fle•er [[t]ˈfli ər[/t]] n. a person who flees •… … From formal English to slang
plēi-, plǝi-, plī- — plēi , plǝi , plī English meaning: naked, bare, bald Deutsche Übersetzung: “kahl, bloß” Material: Nor. dial. flein “naked, bald, bleak, naked”, Subst. “kahler Fleck”, fleina “entblößt, baldheaded become” and “die Zähne show,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
fleer — [flir] vi., vt. [ME flerien, prob. < Scand, as in Dan dial., Norw flire, to snicker, laugh, prob. < IE base * plēi , bald, bare] to laugh derisively (at); sneer or jeer (at) n. a derisive grimace, laugh, etc.; gibe fleeringly adv … English World dictionary
