First Known Use: 13th century
Dictionary
fley
verb \ˈflā\
Definition of FLEY
transitive verb
Scottish : frighten
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Origin of FLEY
Middle English flayen, from Old English āflēgan, from ā-, perfective prefix + -flēgan to put to flight
Rhymes with FLEY
a, ae, bay, bey, blae, brae, bray, chez, clay, Cray, day, dey, dray, eh, fay, fey, flay, frae, fray, Frey, gay, Gay, gey, gley, gray, hay, he, hey, Hue, j, jay, Jay, k, kay, Kay, lay, lei, may, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, pay, pe, play, pray, prey, qua, quai, quay, Rae, ray, re, say, shay, slay, sleigh, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, stray, sway, Tay, they, tray, trey, way, weigh, whey, yea
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