eldertongue

Old English · noun

flett

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/flett/
[flet]
Syllables
flett (1 syllable)
Modern English
fletcottagefloorground

Meaning

  1. the floor, ground

    Heó on flett gecrong.

    She sank to the ground.

  2. a dwelling, habitation, house, cottage, hall

    Gif ðæt flett geblódgad wyrþe.

    If the house be stained with blood.

Declension

Declension of flett
SingularPlural
Nominative flettflett
Accusative flettflett
Genitive flettesfletta
Dative fletteflettum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *flati, from Proto-Germanic *flatją (“floor”), from *flataz (“flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat”). Akin to Old Frisian flet, flette (“dwelling, house”).

Descendants

flet

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