And forthy, if thou wolt fleenthe perilous aventure, that is to seyn, of the worlde; have minde certeinly to ficchen thyn hous of a merye site in a lowe stoon.
For every thing that may naturely usen resoun, it hath doom by which it decerneth and demeth every thing; thanne knoweth it, by it-self, thinges that ben to fleen and thinges that ben to desiren.
O wery goost, that errest to and fro, Why niltow fleen out of the wofulleste Body, that ever mighte on grounde go?
But the imaginacioun comth to remuable beestes, that semen to han talent to fleen or to desiren any thing.
This bryd men seen often tyme, fleen in tho contrees: and he is not mecheles more than an Egle.
And the sparhauk and other foules of raveyne, whan thei fleen aftre here praye, and take it before men of armes, it is a gode signe: and zif he fayle of takynge his praye, it is an evylle sygne.
And zee schulle undirstonde, that it is gret drede for to pursue the Tartarines, zif thei fleen in bataylle.
And aftre that thei fleen away, in alle haste that the bestes may go, or the Pissemyres comen out of the erthe.
Hastow had fleen al night, or artow dronke, Or hastow with som quene al night y-swonke, So that thou mayst nat holden up thyn heed?
He may nat fleen it, thogh he sholde be deed, 1170 Al be she mayde, or widwe, or elles wyf.
If thou be povre, thy brother hateth thee, 120 And alle thy freendes fleen fro thee, alas!
And, whan that he this beste hath overcome, Then may he fleen awey out of this drede, 2020 And eek the gayler may he with him lede, And him avaunce at hoom in his contree, Sin that so greet a lordes sone is he.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "fleen" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
