flyta

See also: flýta

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfliːta]

Verb

flyta (third person singular past indicative flutti, third person plural past indicative fluttu, supine flutt)

  1. to move

Conjugation


Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse fljóta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²flyːtɑ/

Verb

flyta (present tense flyt, past tense flaut, past participle flote, present participle flytande, imperative flyt)

  1. to float (remain on top of a liquid)
    Tre flyt på vatn.
    Wood floats on water.
  2. to flow (for a liquid to move)
    Det flyt vatn nedover bakken.
    Water is flowing down the hill.

References


Old Swedish

Alternative forms

  • fliūta

Etymology

From Old Norse fljóta, from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną.

Verb

flȳta

  1. to float

Conjugation

Descendants


Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish flȳta, from Old Norse fljóta (to float), from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *plewd-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flyːta/
  • (file)

Verb

flyta

  1. to float; of an object or substance, to be supported by a fluid of greater density
  2. to float; to be capable of floating.
  3. to float; to drift gently through the air
  4. to float; to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
  5. to float; to move in a fluid manner.
  6. to flow; to move as a fluid
  7. to flow; to move or match smoothly

Conjugation

  • flytetyg
  • flytning
  • flytväst
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