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fledge
- /flɛd͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -ɛdʒ
Where it comes from
From Middle English flegge, fligge, flygge, from Old English *flyċġe (“able to fly, fledged”) (attested in *unflyċġe, unfligge (“unfledged”)), from Proto-West Germanic *flugi, from Proto-Germanic *flugjaz (“able to fly, fledged”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to run, flow, be swift, flee, fly”).
Cognates
From Proto-Germanic: Dutch vlug (“fledged, able to fly, nimble, swift”), Low German flügg (“fledged”), German flügge, German flücke (“fledged”), Icelandic fleygur (“able to fly, fledged”)
verb fledges · fledging · fledged · flidge · flig
- To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
- To grow, cover or be covered with feathers.
- To decorate with feathers.
- To complete the last moult and become a winged adult insect.
adjective flidge · flig · flish · flitch · flush
- Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly. his shoulders, fledge with wings
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title = {fledge},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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