fliete
Old English
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *flautijǭ. Cognate with Danish fløde (“cream”), Icelandic fleytið (“skimming”), Norwegian fløte (“cream”). Ultimately cognate with Proto-Germanic *flutōną (“to float”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewd-, *plew- (“to float, swim, fly”).
Alternative forms
- flēt, flēte, flīet, flȳte
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfli͜yː.te/
Noun
flīete f (nominative plural flīetan)
- cream, skimming, curds
- Hwít sealt dó on reám oððe góde fléte. ― Put white salt into cream or good skimmings.
Declension
Declension of fliete (weak)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | flīete | flīetan |
| accusative | flīetan | flīetan |
| genitive | flīetan | flīetena |
| dative | flīetan | flīetum |
References
- flīete in John R. Clark Hall (1916) A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd ed.
- flet in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary