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
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Flēotendra ferð · nō þǣr fela bringeð
     cūðra cwidegiedda. · Ċearo bið ġenīwad

     Lives of floating don't bring there
     many known tales. Grief is renewed

Conjugation

Conjugation of flēotan (strong, class II)

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