floteren
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Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English floterian.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]floteren
- To be held up or be supported by water; to float.
- (rare) To be held up or be supported by air; to fly in an erratic manner.
- (rare) To lack a consistent opinion; to constantly change one's mind.
- (rare) To change constantly; be in eternal motion.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of floteren (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
[edit]- English: flutter
References
[edit]- “floteren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.