flett

See also: Flett

Old English

Alternative forms

• fled, flet

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flatją (“floor”), from *flataz (“flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat”). Akin to Old Frisian flet, flette (“dwelling, house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flett/, [flet]

Noun

flett n (nominative plural flett)

1. the floor, ground

   Heó on flett gecrong.

   She sank to the ground.

2. a dwelling, habitation, house, cottage, hall

   Gif ðæt flett geblódgad wyrþe.

   If the house be stained with blood.

Declension

Declension of flett (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	flett	flett
accusative	flett	flett
genitive	flettes	fletta
dative	flette	flettum

Derived terms

• flettgefeoht
• flettgesteald
• flettpæþ

 

Descendants

• Middle English: flet
  • English: flet

References

• John R. Clark Hall (1916) “flett”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “flett”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.