Alternative forms

• fljuga (pre-1938)
• flyge (e-infinitive)
• fly

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#FLYGA fljúga. Akin to English fly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²flyːɡɑ/Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation#FLYGA

Verb

flyga (present tense flyg, past tense flaug, supine floge, past participle flogen, present participle flygande, imperative flyg)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#FLYGACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk verbs#FLYGACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk class 2 strong verbs#FLYGACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk strong verbs#FLYGACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#FLYGACategory:Pages with entries#FLYGACategory:Pages with 2 entries#FLYGA

1. fly

   Pingvinar kan ikkje flyga.

   Penguins can't fly.

   Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples#FLYGA

References

• “flyga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old SwedishCategory:Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish#FLYGACategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish#FLYGA flȳghaCategory:Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters#FLYGA, from Old NorseCategory:Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse#FLYGACategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Norse#FLYGA fljúga, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#FLYGACategory:Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#FLYGA *fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#FLYGA *plewk-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflyːˌɡa/Category:Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation#FLYGA

• Audio:

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  Category:Swedish terms with audio pronunciation#FLYGA

Verb

flyga (present flyger, preterite flög, supine flugit, imperative flyg)Category:Swedish lemmas#FLYGACategory:Swedish verbs#FLYGACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#FLYGACategory:Pages with entries#FLYGACategory:Pages with 2 entries#FLYGA

1. to fly (with wings, on an airplane, through the air, etc. – generally, like in English)

   Flyg, fula fluga, flyg! Och den fula flugan flög. (tongue twister)

   Fly, ugly fly, fly! And the ugly fly flew.

   Category:Swedish terms with usage examples#FLYGA

   • 1976, James & Karin, “Fjärilslarvens sång [The Caterpillar's Song]”, in Djurens brevlåda [The Animals' Mailbox]‎:

     Jag är en liten fjärilslarv som legat och förpuppat mig, men nu så vill jag gärna ut och pröva mina vingar. Jag vill flyga, flyga långt, långt bort. Då fäller jag ut vingarna, så räknar jag till fyra: en, två, tre, fyra. Ah! Nu flyger jag (Nu flyger jag). Ja, nu flyger jag. Se där en blomma röd och fin, och glad blir jag när jag landar på blomman och luktar på blomman. Mm! Sniff, sniff, sniff, sniff, ah! Men nu så vill jag flyga vidare. Då fäller jag ut vingarna, så räknar jag till fyra: en, två, tre, fyra. Ah! Nu flyger jag (Nu flyger jag). Ja, nu flyger jag. Flax, flax, flax, flax, flax, fast mycket fortare. Ja, nu flyger jag.

     I am a little caterpillar that has been lying and pupating, but now I would like to get out and try my wings. I want to fly, fly far, far away. Then I unfold my wings, and then I count to four: one, two, three, four. Ah! Now I'm flying (Now I'm flying). Yes, now I'm flying. Look at that, a flower red and pretty, and happy, I become, when I land on the flower, and smell the flower. Mmm! Sniff, sniff, sniff, sniff, ah! But now I want to fly on. Then I unfold my wings, and then I count to four: one, two, three, four. Ah! Now I'm flying (Now I'm flying). Yes, now I'm flying. Flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, but much faster. Yes, now I'm flying.

     Category:Swedish terms with quotations#FLYGA

2. to rove, to ambulate; to be out in the field without fixed position

   flygande reporter

   roving reporter

   Category:Swedish terms with collocations#FLYGA

3. to be (well) above an acceptable level; to "fly" above standard

   Det är en liten meny, så allting flyger.

   It’s a small menu, so every dish is spot on.

   Category:Swedish terms with usage examples#FLYGA

References

• “flyga”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “flyga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “flyga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)