botervlieg

Dutch

Alternative forms

botervlieghe (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch botervliege (“butterfly”). Equivalent to boter (“butter”) +‎ vlieg (“fly”). Cognate to English butterfly.

Noun

botervlieg m (plural botervliegen, diminutive botervliegje n)

(archaic) butterfly

Synonyms

(neutral) vlinder
(dated) kapel, vijfwouter
(archaic) boterschijt, pennenvogel, schoenlapper, zomervogel
(poetic) fladderaar

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