4 entries under this word
a. [A-S. flycge, L. Ger. flugge, D. vlug, N. H. Ger. flügge, flücke, O. H. Ger. flukki, from fluc, flug, flight, from flogan, fliokan, N. H. Ger. fliegen, A-S. fleogan, Eng. to fly.] Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly. [Obs.] His locks behind, Illustrious on his shoulders, fledge with wings, Lay waving round. Milton.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. FLEDGED (flĕjd); p. pr. & vb. n. FLEDGING.] 1. To furnish with feathers; to supply with the feathers necessary for flight. The birds were not yet fledged enough to shift for themselves. L’Estrange. 2. To furnish with any soft covering. Your master, whose chin is not yet fledged. Shak.
(flĕj), v. i. To become fledged. [Obs.]
v. i. To become fledged; to get feathers. [Obs.] They every day build their nests, every hour fledge. R. Greene.