flýja II “flee”

“shun; evacuate”

rare

transitive (acc)/intransitive

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek flý 1pl vér flúum 1sg ek flýja 1pl vér flýim
2sg þú flýr 2pl þér flýið 2sg þú flýir 2pl þér flýið
3sg hon flýr 3pl þau flýja 3sg hon flýi 3pl þau flýi
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek fló 1pl vér flugum 1sg ek flýga 1pl vér flygim
2sg þú flótt 2pl þér fluguð 2sg þú flýgir 2pl þér flygið
3sg hon fló 3pl þau flugu 3sg hon flýgi 3pl þau flygi
preterite infinitive flugu
past participle f. flogin m. floginn n. flogt
imperative 2sg flý 1pl flúum 2pl flýið
middle voice: flýsk
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek flúumk 1pl vér flúumk 1sg ek flúumk 1pl vér flýimk
2sg þú flýizk 2pl þér flýizk 2sg þú flýisk 2pl þér flýizk
3sg hon flýsk 3pl þau flýsk 3sg hon flýisk 3pl þau flýisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek flómk 1pl vér flugumk 1sg ek flúgumk 1pl vér flýgimk
2sg þú flózk 2pl þér fluguzk 2sg þú flýgisk 2pl þér flýgizk
3sg hon flósk 3pl þau flugusk 3sg hon flýgisk 3pl þau flýgisk
past participle n. flogizk
imperative 2sg flýsk 1pl flúumk 2pl flýizk

PG *fleuhaną or *þleuhaną, OE flēon II, ME flēn, weak MnE flee, Dutch vlieden, German fliehen. More commonly found as class 1 weak (flúði, flý[i]ðr). Early variant flœja; supine flý(i)ð. The past participle coincides with that of fljúga II “fly,” to which it bears no relation.

consonant lengthening

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