fleot

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Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

flēot

  1. singular imperative of flēotan

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *fleut, from Proto-Germanic *fleutą. Cognate with Old Frisian flet n (“river”), Dutch vliet m (“rivulet, brook”), German Fließ m or n (“stream”), Middle High German vliez m or n (“rivulet”), Old High German fluz m (“river”), and Icelandic fljót n (“river”).

Noun

flēot f or m

  1. place where ships float: a bay, arm of the sea, estuary, or river's mouth; a river or stream
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Descendants
  • Middle English: fleot, flete, fleet
    • English: fleet (“run of water”); (placenames) Northfleet, Southfleet, Kent, Fleetditch, the River Fleet, Fleet Street

Etymology 3

Nominalization of flēotan (“to float”).

Noun

flēot f

  1. that which floats, the float
    1. watercraft: a raft, ship, punt or vessel
    2. cream (the unrefined milk fat skimmed from or floating on the surface of milk)
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