v. Obs. [OE. befléon, f. BE- 4 + fléon (pa. t. fléah fluʓon, pa. pple. floʓen) to FLEE, q.v. for forms.] trans. To flee from, flee, avoid, shun.
c. 1000. Ags. Ps. lxi. 6. Ne mæȝ ic hine ahwær befleon.
c. 1315. Shoreham, 36. And the ferste hys that he by-fle Chypeans of sennes rote.
