fleotan
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *fleutaną, akin to German fließen, Old Saxon fliotan, Dutch vlieten and Old Norse fljóta.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]flēotan
- to float
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Flēotendra ferð · nō þǣr fela bringeð
cūðra cwidegiedda. · Ċearo bið ġenīwad- Lifes of floating don't bring there
many known tales. Grief is renewed
- Lifes of floating don't bring there
Conjugation
[edit]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 | |