flett

See also: Flett

Old English

Alternative forms

fled, flet

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *flatti, from Proto-Germanic *flatją (“floor”), from *flataz (“flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat”). Akin to Old Frisian flet, flette (“dwelling, house”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /flett/, [flet]

Noun

flett n (nominative plural flett)

the floor, ground
Heó on flett gecrong.
She sank to the ground.
a dwelling, habitation, house, cottage, hall
Gif ðæt flett geblódgad wyrþe.
If the house be stained with blood.

Declension

Declension of flett (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	flett	flett
accusative	flett	flett
genitive	flettes	fletta
dative	flette	flettum

Derived terms

flettgefeoht
flettgesteald
flettpæþ

Descendants

Middle English: flet
- English: flet

References

John R. Clark Hall (1916) “flett”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “flett”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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