fleer

Meanings

Verb

To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn
To grin with an air of civility; to leer.

Noun

mockery; derision
one who flees

Origin

Possibly from a Scandinavian source, compare Norwegian bokmål flire, Jutish Danish flire.
From flee + -er

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