flett
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Old English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *flatti, from Proto-Germanic *flatją (“floor”), from *flataz (“flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat”). Akin to Old Frisian flet, flette (“dwelling, house”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]flett n (nominative plural flett)
- the floor, ground
- Heó on flett gecrong.
- She sank to the ground.
- a dwelling, habitation, house, cottage, hall
- Gif ðæt flett geblódgad wyrþe.
- If the house be stained with blood.
Declension
[edit]Declension of flett (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- John R. Clark Hall (1916) “flett”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “flett”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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