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fledge(2)(dictionary)

Alsatian (iou) and fledge(1) (iou)


Alsatian (iou)



Alsatian adjective & noun. Also Alsacian, (in sense B.3) alsatian. L17.
[formed as ALSATIA + -AN.]
A. adjective.
Of or pertaining to White Friars in London or any Other place as a sanctuary for debtors and criminals. obsolete exc. Hist. L17.
Of or pertaining to Alsace, an area of Europe now forming part of France bordering Germany and Switzerland. L19.
Alsatian wolfdog, Alsatian wolfhound = sense B.3 below.
b. noun.
A debtor or criminal in sanctuary. obsolete exc. Hist. L17.
A native or inhabitant of Alsace. E19.
(An animal of) a breed of wolfhound; a German shepherd dog. E20.

fledge(1) (iou)



fledge adjective. obsolete exc. dial. LME.
[Prob. repr. base of Old English unfligge, glossing Latin implumes unfledged; corresp. to Middle Dutch vlugghe (Dutch vlug), Old High German flucchi (German flugge is from Low German), from West Germanic, from base of FLY verb.]
Of a young bird: fit to fly, fledged. LME.
b. fig. High-spirited. LME-M17.
Provided with feathers for flight. M17.
fig.: Milton All the fond hopes, which forward Youth and Vanitie are fledge with.
fledgeless adjective unfledged M18.