(a) The act of flying with wings, flight through the air; comen in (with) ~, to come flying; foules ~, the flight of a bird; fig. spiritual soaring; (b) flight-foul, bird of the air; ~ lom, implement used in flying; ~ rip, ready to fly, full-fledged.

(a) Phrases: fongen to the ~, nimen ~, to take to flight, begin to fly, fly away; foul in (i, o, of, on, to, with) ~, a flying bird, bird of the air; nimen, taken, fongen (one's) ~, maken a ~, to fly; (b) proverbial expressions: as fresh to fight as..faucoun to the ~; light as a foul is to the ~; man is born to labour and a brid to ~; etc.

(a) Ability to fly, power of flight, ?wings; fig. buoyancy; (b) manner of flying [as studied in divination]; (c) state of being in flight.

(a) Movement through space: running (of a tiger); rushing (of the wind); motion (of the stars); (b) passage (of time).

(a) A group of flying things: a swarm (of flies), a flock (of birds); a shower (of arrows or other missiles); (b) an arrow; esp. a light and well-feathered arrow used for distance shooting; ~ shot, the distance traveled by an arrow from the bow, a bowshot.