flòt

See also: flot, flǫt, flöt, and fløt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse flot, from Proto-Germanic *flutą.

Noun

flòt n (definite singular flòtet, indefinite plural flòt, definite plural flòta)

1. an act of floating
2. a buoyancy
3. (collective) fat that is floating in an aboil liquid (usually on top), loosened by the boiling of said liquid.
4. (fishing) a float in a seine

Alternative forms

• flot (alternative spelling)

Derived terms

• flotmyr f
• flotmølje f

Related terms

• å flyta, flyte (“to float”)

Adjective

flòt (neuter flòtt, definite singular and plural flòte, comparative flòtare, indefinite superlative flòtast, definite superlative flòtaste)

1. buoyant, afloat

Alternative forms

• flot, flott (alternative spellings)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse flǫtr m, from Proto-Norse *flatuʀ.

Noun

flòt f (definite singular flòta, indefinite plural flòter, definite plural flòtene)

1. a flat piece of land

Derived terms

• åkerflot f

Related terms

• flat
• flate f

References

• “flòt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• flot, loft