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Old English · verb

flotian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈflo.ti.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈflo · ti · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
float

Meaning

  1. to float

Conjugation

Conjugation of flotian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular flotiġeflotode
2nd singular flotastflotodest
3rd singular flotaþflotode
Plural flotiaþflotodon
Subjunctive
Singular flotiġeflotode
Plural flotiġenflotoden
Non-finite forms of flotian
Form
Infinitive flotian
Inflected infinitive flotienne
Imperative singular flota
Imperative plural flotiaþ
Present participle flotiende
Past participle flotodġeflotod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flutōną (“to float”). Cognate with Old Norse flota (“to float”).

Descendants

float

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