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Fidge vs Flidge - What's the difference?

fidge | flidge |

As verbs the difference between fidge and flidge

is that fidge is (obsolete|dialectal|scotland) to fidget; jostle or shake while flidge is (obsolete) to become fledged; to fledge.

As a noun fidge

is (obsolete|dialectal|scotland) a shake; fiddle or similar agitation.

As an adjective flidge is

(obsolete) fledged.

fidge

English

Verb

  • (obsolete, dialectal, Scotland) To fidget; jostle or shake.
  • *1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), (Treasure Island)
    • "Look, Jim, how my fingers fidges ," he continued in the pleading tone. "I can't keep 'em still, not I. I haven't had a drop this blessed day. That doctor's a fool, I tell you. If I don't have a dram o' rum, Jim, I'll have the horrors..."

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, dialectal, Scotland) A shake; fiddle or similar agitation.

    • flidge

    English

    Verb

    (flidg)
  • (obsolete) To become fledged; to fledge.
    • Every day build their nests, every hour flidge . — R. Greene.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Fledged.
    • (Holland)
    (Webster 1913)