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Fleech vs Fleeth - What's the difference?

fleech | fleeth |

As verbs the difference between fleech and fleeth

is that fleech is (scotland) to wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter while fleeth is (archaic) third-person singular present simple form of flee .

fleech

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l), (l) (Scotland)

Verb

  • (Scotland) To wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter.
  • * 1884 , John MacKay Wilson, Tales of the Borders and of Scotland (page 64)
    • I fleeched him, and I coaxed him, and I kicked him, and I cuffed him; but I might as weal hae kicked my heel upon the floor, or fleeched the fireplace.
  • (Scotland) To use cajoling or flattering words; speak insincerely.

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

    fleeth

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of flee
  • : Job 14:2, He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.