Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old English flēotan, from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

fleten

  1. To go or change position; to experience movement:
    1. To float; to stay buoyant on the surface of a liquid.
    2. To move or propel oneself in or on the water; to swim.
    3. To move on a vessel or raft across water; to be conveyed over a liquid.
    4. To stream or flow; to move smoothly as a liquid or fluid.
    5. (Late Middle English) To spread or propel throughout the air.
    6. (rare) To drag on the ground (used of clothing)
    7. (rare) To fly; to move across the sky.
  2. To wander around; to have no direction or consistency.
  3. To be ephemeral, fleeting, or temporary; to lack permanence.
  4. (Late Middle English) To remove scum or cream from a fluid.
  5. (rare) To have something in great or excessive quantity
  6. (rare) To lack restraint in speech; to describe excessively.

Usage notes edit

Strong forms are mainly found in Early Middle English.

Conjugation edit

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Descendants edit

  • English: fleet
  • Scots: fleet

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From German flätig.

Adjective edit

fleten (Cyrillic spelling флетен)

  1. (Kajkavian) quick
    Synonym: brz

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Spanish edit

Verb edit

fleten

  1. inflection of fletar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative