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fleotan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *fleutaną, akin to German fließen, Old Saxon fliotan, Dutch vlieten and Old Norse fljóta.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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flēotan

  1. to float
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Flēotendra ferð · nō þǣr fela bringeð
      cūðra cwidegiedda. · Ċearo bið ġenīwad
      Lifes of floating don't bring there
      many known tales. Grief is renewed

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: fleten, fleoten, flete, fleetyn, fleete
    • English: fleet
    • Scots: fleet