- flecche
- , v. n. == flinch. 951 B.
Oldest English Words. 2014.
Oldest English Words. 2014.
flecche — … Useful english dictionary
flinch — (v.) 1570s, from obsolete flecche to bend, flinch, probably from O.Fr. flenchir to bend, probably from Frankish *hlankjan or some other Germanic source (Cf. M.H.G. linken, Ger. lenken to bend, turn, lead ), from PIE root *kleng to bend, turn (see … Etymology dictionary