Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fledge \Fledge\, a. [OE. flegge, flygge; akin to D. vlug, G.
   fl["u]gge, fl["u]cke, OHG. flucchi, Icel. fleygr, and to E.
   fly. [root]84. See {Fly}, v. i.]
   Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.

         His shoulders, fledge with wings.        --Milton.

Fledge \Fledge\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Fledged}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Fledging}.]
   1. To furnish with feathers; to supply with the feathers
      necessary for flight.

            The birds were not as yet fledged enough to shift
            for themselves.                       --L'Estrange.

   2. To furnish or adorn with any soft covering.

            Your master, whose chin is not yet fledged. --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

fledge
     v 1: feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
     2: decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow" [syn: {flight}]
     3: grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already"
        [syn: {feather}]