floteren
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English floterian.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfloteren
- To be held up or be supported by water; to float.
- (rare) To be held up or be supported by air; to fly in an erratic manner.
- (rare) To lack a consistent opinion; to constantly change one's mind.
- (rare) To change constantly; be in eternal motion.
Conjugation
editConjugation of floteren (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
edit- English: flutter
References
edit- “floteren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.