eldertongue

Old English · verb

flitan

Normalised flītan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ˈfliː.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈfliː · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
fliteflyteargue

Meaning

  1. to argue, fight (in the sense "quarrel")

  2. to strive or contend (against something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of flitan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular flīteflāt
2nd singular flītstflite
3rd singular flīttflītflāt
Plural flītaþfliton
Subjunctive
Singular flīteflite
Plural flītenfliten
Non-finite forms of flitan
Form
Infinitive flītan
Inflected infinitive flītenne
Imperative singular flīt
Imperative plural flītaþ
Present participle flītende
Past participle flitenġefliten

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *flītan (“to strive, contend”).

Descendants

flite, flyte

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