fleying, vbl. n. dial.
(ˈfleɪɪŋ)
[f. fley v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. fley; an instance of this; hence, fright, fear. Also concr. Something that frightens; a hobgoblin.
| 1340 Hampole Pr. Consc. 6112 Þe day of flaying and of af[r]ay. 1811 Willan in Archæologia XVII. 146 Flaying, an apparition or hobgoblin. 1869 Lonsdale Gloss., Flayin', a spectre, an apparition. 1876 Whitby Gloss., ‘I gat a sair flaying.’ |