fleotan

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfle͜oː.tɑn/

Verb

flēotan

  1. to float

Conjugation
Conjugation of flēotan (strong class 2)
infinitive flēotan flēotenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular flēote flēat
second person singular flīetst flute
third person singular flīett, flīet flēat
plural flēotaþ fluton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular flēote flute
plural flēoten fluten
imperative
singular flēot
plural flēotaþ
participle present past
flēotende (ġe)floten

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