flétta

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Etymology

The noun sense is secondary to the verb sense, which is from Old Norse fletta, from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

flétta f (genitive singular fléttu, nominative plural fléttur)

  1. braid, plait
  2. lichen

Declension

Verb

flétta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fléttaði, supine fléttað)

  1. to plait, weave
  2. (computing) to interleave[2]

Inflection

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “fletta 4”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 131
  2. ^ Íðorðabankinn: flétta