befly
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To fly about; fly from; shun; escape.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English biflien inherited from Old English beflēogan (fly upon) prefix from English fly.
Origin
English
fly
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alderfly English
- antifly English
- apple fly English
- barfly English
- bee fly English
- beetfly English
- blackfly English
- bobfly English
- botfly English
- bottlefly English
- breezefly English
- butterfly English
- catchfly English
- cranefly English
- damselfly English
- dayfly English
- deerfly English
- dobsonfly English
- dragonfly English
- dronefly English
- dungfly English
- face fly English
- fairyfly English
- firefly English
- fishfly English
- fleshfly English
- flier English
- fliest English
- flight English
- flower fly English
- fly English
- fly sheet English
- fly-ass English
- fly-bitten English
- fly-boy English
- flyable English
- flyaway English
- flyback English
- flyball English
- flybane English
- flyblow English
- flyboat English
- flybook English
- flyboy English
- flybridge English
- flycatch English
- flycatcher English
- flycatching English
- flycraft English
- flyer English
- flyest English
- flyfish English
- flyfisher English
- flyfisherman English
- flyflap English
- flyflapper English
- flyhawk English
- flying English
- flyleaf English
- flyless English
- flyloft English
- flymaker English
- flyman English
- flyness English
- flynet English
- flyoff English
- flyout English
- flypaper English
- flypast English
- flyperson English
- flypost English
- flyproof English
- flyrobin English
- flyrod English
- flyscreen English
- flysheet English
- flyspeck English
- flystrike English
- flystruck English
- flyswat English
- flyswatter English
- flythrough English
- flytime English
- flytrap English
- flyunder English
- flyway English
- flyweight English
- flywheel English
- flywhisk English
- flywire English
- flyworthy English
- fruitfly English
- gadfly English
- gallfly English
- greenfly English
- griffinfly English
- horsefly English
- housefly English
- hoverfly English
- lanternfly English
- lanthorn-fly English
- mantisfly English
- mayfly English
- outfly English
- overfly English
- owlfly English
- oxfly English
- palmfly English
- refly English
- robberfly English
- sandfly English
- sawfly English
- scorpionfly English
- shadfly English
- shoofly pie English
- snakefly English
- stonefly English
- upfly English
- whitefly English
- bevliegen Dutch, Flemish
- vliegen Dutch, Flemish
- フライ Japanese
- beflēogan Old English
- biflien Middle English
- flye Middle English
- flai Tok Pisin
- fly
- upfly
- flier
- oxfly
- flyer
- refly
- owlfly
- mayfly
- botfly
- barfly
- flyrod
- outfly
- sawfly
- dayfly
- flyway
- fliest
- flyest
- bobfly
- flight
- flying
- flyoff
- flynet
- gadfly
- flyman
- flyboy
- flyout
- dungfly
- flyboat
- palmfly
- flytime
- flybook
- flybane
- shadfly
- deerfly
- flyness
- flyable
- beetfly
- fly-ass
- flypost
- fly-boy
- flyleaf
- sandfly
- flytrap
- flyloft
- flyfish
- flyback
- flyswat
- flyaway
- antifly
- flywire
- firefly
- bee fly
- flyless
- flypast
- fishfly
- flyblow
- flyhawk
- gallfly
- flyflap
- flyball
- overfly
- flywheel
- catchfly
- face fly
- flyspeck
- alderfly
- blackfly
- fruitfly
- flyunder
- fairyfly
- horsefly
- whitefly
- flysheet
- fleshfly
- flypaper
- hoverfly
- dronefly
- flyproof
- greenfly
- flycraft
- stonefly
- flyrobin
- flycatch
- cranefly
- housefly
- flywhisk
- snakefly
- flymaker
- damselfly
- dragonfly
- flyfisher
- flystrike
- fly sheet
- bottlefly
- apple fly
- flybridge
- dobsonfly
- flyperson
- mantisfly
- breezefly
- flyworthy
- flyscreen
- flystruck
- flyweight
- robberfly
- butterfly
- flythrough
- fly-bitten
- griffinfly
- lanternfly
- flower fly
- flyswatter
- flyflapper
- flycatcher
- flycatching
- scorpionfly
- shoofly pie
- lanthorn-fly
- flyfisherman