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+Flateren+, _v._ to flatter, PP.
+Flatlyngis+, _adv._ flat, B.
+Flatour+, _sb._ flatterer, C, MD; +ulatours+, _pl._, MD.--OF.
_flateor_; Prov. _flatador_.
+Flatten+, _v._ to dash, cast quickly (water); +flatte+, pt. s., P; +flattide+, PP.--OF. _flatir_, to dash, throw down.
+Flaucht+, _sb._ flake, flash, S3 (s.v. _fyre_); +flaghte+, flake, piece of turf, Cath. _Phr._: +flaghte of snawe+, flake of snow, Cath.; +flyghte of snawe+, Cath.; +flaught of fire+, flash of lightning, JD.
See +Flawe+.
+Flaumbe+, _sb._ flame, PP; +flambe+, CM; +flamme+, PP; +flawme+, Prompt.; +flaume+, PP; +flambes+, _pl._ C2, C3.--AF. _flambe_, OF.
_flamme_; Lat. _flamma_.
+Flaun+, _sb._ a kind of custard, HD; +flawn+, ND, SkD (p. 805); +flaunes+, _pl._, S.--OF. _flaon_ (mod. _flan_): Low Lat. _fladonem_ (_flatonem_); cp. OHG. _flado_; see Ducange (Supplement).
+Flaunke+, _sb._ spark of fire, S2; +flonke+, PP; +flanke+, MD; +flaunkes+, _pl._, S2.--Cp. G. _flunkern_, to sparkle, Du. _flonkeren_.
+Flaunt-a-flaunt+, _adv._ displayed in a showy manner, S3, SkD.
+Flawe+, _sb._ flake; in _phr._: +flawes of fyre+, flakes of fire, SkD.--Icel. _flaga_, a slab of stone. Cf. +Flaucht+.
+Flay+, _v._ to put to flight, to scare, S2; see +Fleyen+.
+Flayle+, _sb._ flail, PP; +fle??l+, S; +flaill+, B; +flayles+, _pl._, PP; +fleiles+, PP.--OF. _flael_ Lat. _flagellum_; hence OHG. _flegil_.
+Fleck+, _sb._ spot, blot, stain, RD.--Icel. _flekkr_; cp. OHG.
_fleccho_.
+Flecked+, _adj._ speckled, spotted, PP; +flekked+, C3, PP, Cath., MD.
+Flee+, _sb._ flea, Prompt.; +fle+, MD; +fleen+, _pl._, C3; +flen+, MD; +flees+, MD.--AS. _fleo_ (Voc.).
+Fleen+, _v._ to fly, flee, C2, PP; +fleon+, S; +fleo+, S, S2; +flen+, C; +fle+, S, S2, G; +vle+, S2; +flighand+, _pr. p._, S2; +fli?st+, _2 pr. s._, S; +flege+, _pr. s._, S; +fle+, S; +fly+, S2; +fli?t+, S; +fleo+, _pl._, S; +fleen+, C2; +flen+, PP; +fleh+, _pt. s._, S; +flegh+, S2, PP; +fleih+, S2, PP; +flaw+, S3; +fley+, C2, G, W; +flei?+, P, W; +fleigh+, C; +flugen+, _pl._, S; +flowen+, S2, C, P; +flowe+, S2; +flowen+, _pp._, MD; +flowe+, G. Weak forms: +fledde+, _pt. s._, C2, PP; +fled+, _pp._, MD.--AS. _fleogan_, _fleon_, pt. _fleah_ (pl. _flugon_), pp. _flogen_.
+Flees+, _sb._ fleece, S2, PP; +flus+, PP; +fleis+, PP; +fleose+, _dat._, MD; +fleyce+, S3.--AS. _fleos_ (_fls_); cp. G. _vlies_.
+Fleich+, _v._ to flatter, JD; +flechand+, _pr. p._, B; +fleeching+, B; +fleichit+, _pp._, S3.--OF. _flechir_, to bend, to move any one.
+Flem+, _sb._ flight, MD; +ulem+, MD; +fleam+, Voc.; +fleme+, _dat._, MD.--AS. _fleam_; cp. Icel. _flaumr_, a flowing, OHG. _floum_ (Otfrid).
+Fleme+, _sb._ fugitive, S, S2.--AS. _flema_, and _flma_ (Voc.).
+Flemen+, _v._ to put to flight, MD, S2; +flemed+, _pt. s._, S3; +flemden+, _pl._, S; +flemed+, _pp._, C3; +flemit+, S3.--AS. _fleman_, _flman_.
+Flemer+, _sb._ banisher, S2, C3.
+Flen+, _v._ to flay, S; +fle+, S; +flo+, S; +flouh+, _pt. s._, S; +ulo?en+, _pl._, MD; +flayn+, _pp._, MD; +flean+, HD.--AS. _flean_, pt.
_floh_, pp. _flagen_.
+Flesch+, _sb._ flesh, PP; +flesc+, S; +fleis+, S, S2; +fleys+, PP; +fles+, S; +fleisch+, W; +fleysh+, S2; +fleissh+, S2; +flessh+, S, PP; +flesce+, _dat._, S; +ulesse+, S2; +flessce+, S; +fleischis+, _pl._, W2.--AS. _fl?sc_; cp. OHG. _fleisc_ (Otfrid).
+Flesche-flye+, _sb._ flesh-fly, Prompt.; +fleisch-flie+, MD, W2 (Ps.
77. 45 and 104. 31).
+Fleschlich+, _adj._ fleshly, S, PP; +flesliche+, _adv._ materially, S.
+Fleten+, _v._ to float, swim, PP, B, S, S3, C, W; to flow, W2; +fleit+, S3; +fleyt+, S3; +fletes+, _pr. s._, S2; +fleet+, S2, C3; +fleteth+, C3; +flet+, PP; +fleet+, _pt. s._, MD; +fluten+, _pl._, MD; +floten+, MD; +flote+, S2; +flette+, S2; +fletiden+, W2.--AS. _fleotan_, pt. _fleat_ (pl. _fluton_), pp. _floten_.
+Flex+, _sb._ flax, C, P, Voc.; +flax+, Prompt., PP.--AS. _fleax_.
+Flex-hoppe+, _sb. linodium_, Voc.
+Fleyen+, _v._ to put to flight, to scare away, frighten; +fley+, JD, S3; +flaien+, MD; +flay+, S2; +flayed+, _pp._, S2; +fleyit+, B.--Cp.
Icel. _fleyja_, to cause to fly, throw.
+Flicht+, _sb._ flight, PP, B; +fliht+, MD; +fli?t+, S; +fluht+, S.--AS.
_flyht_: OHG. _fluht_ (Tatian). See +Fleen+.
+Flit+, _sb._ strife, MD; +flyt+, S2.
+Fliten+, _v._ to strive, contend, quarrel, PP, HD, H; +flytin+, Prompt.; +flitis+, _pr. s._, scolds, H; +flytande+, _pr. p._, S2; +flote+, _pt. s._, MD; +fliten+, _pp._, MD.--AS. _flitan_, pt. _flat_ (pl. _fliton_), pp. _fliten_.
+Fliting+, _sb._ quarrelling, scolding, PP; +flytynge+, H.
+Flo+, _sb._ arrow, CM, MD; +fla+, MD; +flon+, _pl._, MD, S2; +floon+, G; +flan+, MD; +flo+, MD.--AS. _fla_ (Voc.). Cf. +Flan+.
+Floc+, _sb._ a gathering of men, beasts, birds, MD; +flocke+ (of swine), W (Mt. 8. 30); +flockes+, _pl._, S.--AS. _flocc_.
+Flocke+, _v. tr._ and _intr._ to collect, gather, MD, S3.
+Floc-mele+, _adv._ in crowds, MD; +flokmele+, C2.--AS. _flocm?lum_.
+Flod+, _sb._ flood, sea, S, S2, PP; +flood+, C2, W; +flode+, PP; +flodes+, _pl._, PP; +fludis+, S3.--AS. _flod_.
+Flor+, _sb._ floor, MD, S2; +flore+, _dat._, S, PP.--AS. _flor_.
+Floret-silk+, _sb._ coa.r.s.e silk, Cotg.; +flurt-silk+, figured silk, HD.--OF. _fleuret_ (Cotg.); cp. G. _florett_.--Cf. +Ferret-silke+.
+Florin+, _sb._ florin, originally the name of a coin stamped with the emblem of a lily, MD, C3; +floreines+, _pl._, P.--OF. _florin_ (Cotg.).
+Florischen+, _v._ to flourish, also to cause to flourish, to make to prosper, to brandish, flourish a weapon, MD; +floryschyn+, to make flourishes in illuminating books, Prompt.; +fluriche+, _pr. s._, adorns, decorates, S3.--OF. _floriss-_ base of pr. p. of _florir_; Lat.
_florere_; see Constans.
+Flot+, _sb._ fat, sc.u.m, S2, JD.--Icel. _flot_.
+Flote+, _sb._ a fleet, B; +flot+, B.--Icel. _floti_. See +Fleten+.
+Flote+, _sb._ company, mult.i.tude, S, MD.--OF. _flote_ (_flotte_ in Cotg.); Lat. _fluctum_.
