fleohtan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flehtaną, from Pre-Germanic *pleḱt-, an extension of Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to twine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfle͜ox.tɑn/

Verb

fleohtan

1. to weave; plait

Conjugation

Conjugation of fleohtan (strong, class III)

infinitive	fleohtan	fleohtenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	fleohte	fleaht
second person singular	fliehst, fliehtst	fluhte
third person singular	flieht	fleaht
plural	fleohtaþ	fluhton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	fleohte	fluhte
plural	fleohten	fluhten
imperative
singular	fleoht
plural	fleohtaþ
participle	present	past
	fleohtende	(ġe)flohten

Related terms

• flyhte (“a patch of cloth”)
• flehtre (“a hurdle, obstacle”)
• flohten (“webbed, woven”)
• flohtenfōte, flaxfōte (“webfooted”)