OpphavFrom Old Norse fljóta, from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną. Cognates include English fleet, Dutch vlieten, German fließen, Icelandic fljóta, Faroese flóta, and Danish flyde. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *plewd- (“to flow, run”).
- intransitiveto float
- intransitiveto flow, stream
- transitiveto hurry
Formerflyt(present) · flaut(past) · flote(supine) · floten(participle, past) · flytande(participle, present) · flyt(imperative) · flyta(alternative) · fljota(alternative) · fljote(alternative) · flyter(present) · flytte(past) · flytt(participle, past) · flytast(infinitive, passive)