flodgate

Middle English

Alternative forms

• flodegate, flodeȝate, flodeyate, floodȝate
• ffluydgate, fludeȝate, ffludgate (Northern)
• flodȝete (Early Middle English)

Etymology

From flod +‎ gate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfloːdˌɡaːt/, /ˈfloːdjɛt/

Noun

flodgate (plural flodgates)

1. floodgate

Descendants

• English: floodgate
• → Middle Welsh: flotyat
  • Welsh: fflodiad, fflodiard, fflodiart, fflodiat

References

• “flọ̄d-yāte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-12.