fleot

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fle͜oːt/

Verb

flēot

1. singular imperative of flēotan

Noun

flēot f

1. place where ships float: a bay, arm of the sea, estuary, or river's mouth; a river or stream

Descendants

• Middle English: fleot, flete, fleet
  • English: fleet (“run of water”); (placenames) Northfleet, Southfleet, Kent, Fleetditch, the River Fleet, Fleet Street