fleard

Old English

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps tied to Proto-Germanic *flaihaz (“sly, underhanded, sneaky”). Compare Old Norse flærð (“fraud, deceit”), Icelandic flærð (“deceit”), Swedish flärd (“vanity, frivolity, flamboyance”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /flæ͜ɑrd/, [flæ͜ɑrˠd]

Noun

fleard n

  1. fraud, deceit, trickery, deception
  2. folly, nonsense
  3. vanity
  4. superstition

Declension
Declension of fleard (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative fleard fleard
accusative fleard fleard
genitive fleardes flearda
dative flearde fleardum

Synonyms
  • ġefleard

Derived terms
  • fleardian

Descendants
  • Middle English: flerd, flærd
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