*flutōną

Runic: ᚠᛚᚢᛏᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸlu.tɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to float; drift

Etymology

The iterative of *fleutaną (‘to float, stream’), from Proto-Indo-European *plewd- (‘to float, swim, fly’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularflutōflutǭ–
2nd singularflutōsiflutōsflutō
3rd singularflutōþiflutōflutōþau
1st dualflutōsflutōw–
2nd dualflutōþizflutōþizflutōþiz
1st pluralflutōmazflutōm–
2nd pluralflutōþflutōþflutōþ
3rd pluralflutōnþiflutōnflutōnþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularflutōi–
2nd singularflutōsaiflutōsau
3rd singularflutōþaiflutōþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralflutōnþaiflutōnþau
2nd pluralflutōnþaiflutōnþau
3rd pluralflutōnþaiflutōnþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularflutōdǭflutōdēdį̄
2nd singularflutōdēzflutōdēdīz
3rd singularflutōdēflutōdēdī
1st dualflutōdēdūflutōdēdīw
2nd dualflutōdēdudizflutōdēdīdiz
1st pluralflutōdēdumflutōdēdīm
2nd pluralflutōdēdudflutōdēdīd
3rd pluralflutōdēdunflutōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
flutōną flutōndz flutōdaz

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Descendants

  • *flotōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *fluton, *floton (Old Dutch)
      • vloten, vlotten, vlutten (Middle Dutch)
        • vlotten (Dutch)
          • vlot (Afrikaans)
  • *flotōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • flotian (Old English)
      • floten (Middle English)
        • flot, flote, floit (Scots)
  • *flotōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • flotian (Old English)
      • floten (Middle English)
        • float (English)
          • floaten (German)
  • *flotōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • floter (Old French)
      • fiottare (Italian)
      • flotar (Spanish)
  • *flotōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • floter (Old French)
      • flotter (Middle French)
        • flotter (French)
  • *flotōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *flotia (Old Frisian)
      • flotje (Saterland Frisian)
      • flotsje (West Frisian)
  • *flotōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *flozzōn (Old High German)
      • flōzen, vlōzen (Middle High German)
  • *flotōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • flotōn (Old Saxon)
      • vloten, vlotten (Middle Low German)
        • flötten, flöttjen (German Low German)
  • flota (Old Norse)
    • flåde (Danish)
    • flota (Faroese)
    • flota (Icelandic)
    • flote (Norwegian)
    • flotta (Swedish)

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