fliema

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from flēam (flight).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfliːy̯.mɑn/

Noun

flīema m

  1. fugitive, refugee, runaway (a person who flees from something)
    Flīema is mann þe his ēðel forlēt oþþe under þrucce oþþe for nīede.
    A refugee is a person who has left his home country either under pressure or out of necessity.
    Mē þyncþ þæt þū þām flīemum ānfealdlīċe helpan nylle.
    It seems to me that you simply do not want to help the refugees.

Declension

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