flees

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfliːz/
Homophone: fleas

Verb

flees

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flee

Anagrams

feels, lefse, selfe

Middle English

Etymology 1

From fle +‎ -es.

Noun

flees

plural of fle

Etymology 2

From Old English flēos, from Proto-Germanic *fleusaz.

Alternative forms

fleose, flese, flus, fleos, fleesse, vluys

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfleːs/

Noun

flees (plural fleeses)

A sheepskin or fleece; the skin of a sheep.
The wool of a sheep; a sheep's coat.
(rare) A measure of wool.

Descendants

English: fleece
Scots: fleis

References

“flẹ̄s (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-12.

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