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)

floodgate

Descendants

English: floodgate

References

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

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