flay
To cause to fly; put to flight; drive offTo cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
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» The bodies were found decapitated and with the skin flayed.
Die Leichen wurden enthauptet und geschunden vorgefunden. — Waldelfe
Обнаруженные тела были обезглавлены, и с них была содрана кожа. — odexed
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive)To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive)To frighten; scare; terrify.
(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive)To be fear-stricken.
To strip the skin off; to skin.
häuten
свежева́тьsveževátʹ, сдира́ть шку́руsdirátʹ škúru
здирати шкіруzdyraty škiru, здерти шкіруzderty škiru
strip the skin off
To lash or whip.
Examples
4 sentencesThe bodies were found decapitated and with the skin flayed.
ruОбнаруженные тела были обезглавлены, и с них была содрана кожа. — odexed
deDie Leichen wurden enthauptet und geschunden vorgefunden. — Waldelfe
His knees were flayed.
Her letters lacerate my heart, flay it wide open bleeding - yet I read every word.
Rabbi Akiva recited the Shema as he was flayed by the Romans.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English flayen, flaien, fleien, from Old English flīeġan ("to cause to fly, puFrom Middle English flayen, flaien, fleien, from Old English flīeġan ("to cause to fly, put to flight, frighten"), from Proto-Germanic *flaugijaną (“to let fly, cause to fly”), causative of Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”).
From Middle English flen, from Old English flēan, from Proto-West Germanic *flahan, from Proto-Germanic *flahaną.
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Forms
flays, flaying, flayed, flayedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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