/ˈflyːˌɡa/
OriginFrom Old Swedish flȳgha, from Old Norse fljúga, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-.
- to fly (with wings, on an airplane, through the air, etc. – generally, like in English)
“Flyg, fula fluga, flyg! Och den fula flugan flög. (tongue twister)” — Fly, ugly fly, fly! And the ugly fly flew.
“Jag är en liten fjärilslarv som legat och förpuppat mig, men nu så vill jag gärna ut och pröva mina vingar. Jag vill flyga, flyga långt, långt bort. Då fäller jag ut vingarna, så räknar jag till fyra:” — I am a little caterpillar that has been lying and pupating, but now I would like to get out and try my wings. I want to fly, fly far, far away. Then I unfold my wings, and then I count to four: one, t
- to rove, to ambulate; to be out in the field without fixed position
“flygande reporter” — roving reporter
- to be (well) above an acceptable level; to "fly" above standard
“Det är en liten meny, så allting flyger.” — It’s a small menu, so every dish is spot on.
Formsflyger(present) · flög(preterite) · flugit(supine) · flyg(imperative) · flyga(active, infinitive) · flygas(infinitive, passive) · flugit(active, supine) · flugits(passive, supine) · flyg(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · flygen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · flyger(active, indicative, present) · flög(active, indicative, past) · flygs(indicative, passive, present) · flyges(indicative, passive, present) · flögs(indicative, passive, past) · flyga(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · flögo(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · flygas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)
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