fleten

Middle English

/ˈfleːtən/

verb
Definitions
  • To go or change position; to experience movement:
  • To wander around; to have no direction or consistency.
  • To be ephemeral, fleeting, or temporary; to lack permanence.
  • (Late ME) To remove scum or cream from a fluid.
  • (rare) To have something in great or excessive quantity
  • (rare) To lack restraint in speech; to describe excessively.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English flēotan (float, swim) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną (float).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*fleutaną

Gloss

float

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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