Definition
Alternative or variant spelling of flittermice, an archaic plural term for bats.
Etymology
This appears to be a variant or misspelling of 'flittermice,' maintaining the same Old English/Old Norse roots but with inconsistent medieval spelling conventions.
Kelly Says
Medieval spelling was absolutely wild—the same word could be written five different ways in the same document! This variant shows how English was still in chaos before dictionaries standardized everything in the 1600s-1700s.
Translations
ARالعربية
فئران الظل
fay-ran az-zal
BNবাংলা
ছায়ার চিঁচি
cho-ya-r chi-nchi
CACatalà
ratolins de l'ombra
ra-to-lins de l'om-bra
CSČeština
stínění myši
s-teen-yen-ee mee-shee
DADansk
skyggemus
skygge-moos
DEDeutsch
Schattenratten
sha-ten-rat-ten
ELΕλληνικά
μυρμήγκια σκιών
moo-rm-ee-ng-kee-a sk-ee-on
ESEspañol
ratones de las sombras
ra-to-nes de las sha-do-as
FAفارسی
موشهای سایه
moo-sh-ha-ye sa-ye
FISuomi
varjostorappe
var-jo-stor-ap-pe
FRFrançais
souris des ombres
soo-ree des om-br
GUGU
છાયા ચાચરી
chhaa-ya cha-cha-ree
HEעברית
עכברים של צל
a-k-bar-im shel tz-al
HIहिन्दी
छाया चूहे
cha-ya choo-he
HUMagyar
árnyékpatkány
ar-ny-ek-pat-ka-ny
IDBahasa Indonesia
tikus bayangan
tee-kus ba-ya-ngan
ITItaliano
piccoli topi delle ombre
pee-koh-lee to-pee delle om-bre
JA日本語
影のネズミ
kage no nezumi
KO한국어
그림자 쥐
geu-rim-ja j-u
MRMR
छाया माउस
chhaa-ya ma-ous
MSBahasa Melayu
tikus bayangan
tee-kus ba-ya-ngan
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံမှန်လူ
poon-mahn-lan-loo
NLNederlands
schaduwmuizen
scha-duw-moo-izen
NONorsk
skyggemus
skygge-moos
PAPA
ਕਾਲੇ Mice
ka-le mice
PLPolski
myszy cienia
mish-ee chyen-ya
PTPortuguês
ratos das sombras
ra-to-sh das sha-do-as
RORomână
şoareci de umbră
sho-are-tsi de um-bră
RUРусский
крысы теней
kry-sy ten-ey
SVSvenska
skuggmuss
shkoo-g-moos
SWKiswahili
panya za kivuli
pa-nya za ki-vu-li
TAதமிழ்
படலத்துக்குச் சிட்டு
pa-da-lat-tu-k-ku-ch chi-t-tu
TEతెలుగు
పచ్చని చిరుగు
pa-ch-ch-ni chi-ru-gu
TLTL
mga daga ng lilim
mga da-ga ng lee-lim
TRTürkçe
gölge fareleri
yol-ge fa-re-le-ri
UKУкраїнська
криси тені
kri-si ten-i
URاردو
چھلکے کی چھریاں
chhl-ke-e ki ch-he-ri-an
VITiếng Việt
chuột bóng
choo-ot bong
ZH中文
阴影老鼠
yǐngxiǎn lǎoshǔ
ZUZU
imiseli
ee-mee-se-li