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flyta

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See also: flýta

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. to move

Conjugation

More information infinitive, supine ...

1Only the past participle being declined.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse fljóta.

Pronunciation

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.

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Old Swedish

Alternative forms

  • fliūta

Etymology

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

Verb

flȳta

  1. to float

Conjugation

More information present, past ...

Descendants

  • Swedish: flyta

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²flyːta/
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Verb

flyta (present flyter, preterite flöt, supine flutit, imperative flyt)

  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

More information active, passive ...

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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