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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1456
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Fleying, vbl. n. [ME. flaying (1340), f. Fley v.] Causing of fright or alarm. —1456 Hay II. 142/2.
Slumbering efter mete, with fantasies and fleying in dremys