Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish flyghæ, from Old Norse fljúga, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą, cognate with English fly and German fliegen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /flyːvə/, [ˈfl̥yːʋə], [ˈfl̥yːʊ]

Verb

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flyve (past tense fløj, past participle fløjet)

  1. (intransitive) to fly (travel through the air)
  2. (intransitive) to rush, dash
  3. (transitive) to fly (steer an aircraft)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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flyve

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1981; superseded by flyge