flew

Meanings

1. simple past of fly

1. The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip.

1. shallow; flat

1. simple past of flay

Etymology

From Middle English flew, flow, from Old English flēag, flug-, from Proto-Germanic *flaug, *flug-, past tense forms of Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”). Compare Saterland Frisian flooch (“flew”), West Frisian fleach (“flew”), Dutch vloog (“flew”), German flog (“flew”), Danish fløj (“flew”), Swedish flög (“flew”), Icelandic flaug (“flew”).