fley (fl )tr.v. fleyed, fley·ing, fleys Scots To frighten. [Middle English fleien, from Old English fl  gan, fl gan; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.] |
fley, flay [fleɪ]
vb Scot and Northern English dialect
1. to be afraid or cause to be afraid
2. (tr) to frighten away; scare
[Old English āflēgan to put to flight; related to Old Norse fleygja]
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