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fleótan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
fleótan, part. fleótende; ic fleóte, ðú flýtst, he flýt, pl. fleótaþ; p. fleát, pl. fluton; pp. floten [fleót a stream]
Wright's OE grammar
§493;
To FLOAT, swim; fluctuāre, nătāre, nāvĭgāre
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  • Ðæt scip sceal fleótan mid ðý streáme

    the ship must float with the stream,

    • Past. 58
      • ;
    • Hat. MS.

  • Nó he fram me flódýðum feor fleótan meahte

    he could not float far from me on the waves,

    • Beo. Th. 1089
      • ;
    • B. 542.

  • Se feónde [MS. feond] gespearn fleótende hreáw

    the exulting [fowl] perched on the floating corpses,

    • Cd. 72
      • ;
    • Th. 87, 12
      • ;
    • Gen. 1447.

  • Fleótendra ferþ nó ðǽr fela bringeþ cúþra cwidegiedda

    the spirit of seafarers brings there not many known songs,

    • Exon. 77a
      • ;
    • Th. 289, 26
      • ;
    • Wand. 54.

  • Ageót ele uppon wæter oððe on óðrum wǽtan, se ele flýt búfon

    pour oil upon water or on another fluid, the oil will float above,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 564, 13.

  • Oft scipu scríðende scrinde fleótaþ

    illic nāves pertransībunt,

    • Ps. Th. 103, 24.

  • Fleát fámigheals forþ ofer ýðe

    the foamy necked one floated forth over the wave,

    • Beo. Th. 3822
      • ;
    • B. 1909.
Etymology
[
Piers P. fleten
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Wyc. Chauc. flete
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Orm. fletenn
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Scot. fleit, flete
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Plat. fleten
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O. Sax. fliotan
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O. Frs. fliata
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Dut. vlieten
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Ger. fliessen
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M. H. Ger. vliuzen
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O. H. Ger. fliuzan, fleozan
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Dan. flyde
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Swed. flyta
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Icel. fljóta
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Lat. fluĕre to flow
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Grk. πλεῖν to navigate
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Sansk. plu to float, swim.
]
Derived forms
a-fleótan
Linked entries
v.  a-fleótan.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “fleótan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/10924.

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