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Middle English
Etymology
From *vlate(n), a dialectal variant of wlaten (“to feel disgust or nausea”). Compare Scots vlatsum (“wlatsome”).
Verb
flaten (third-person singular simple present flateth, present participle flatende, flatynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle flated)
- (intransitive) to feel nausea
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
flaten m or f
- definite masculine singular of flate