geflieman

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ flīeman.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈfli͜yː.mɑn/

Verb

ġeflīeman

  1. to drive away, put to flight, banish
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Þā, æfter þǣm þe Cartainiense ġeflīemde wǣron, hīe wilnedon friþes tō Regule.
      Then, after the Carthaginians were driven away, they asked Regulus for peace
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCLXXXII On þissum ġēare Centwine ġeflīemde Bretwalas ōþ sǣ.
      Year 682 In this year Centwine drove the Welsh back to the sea.

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