"flet" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /flɛt/ Forms: flets [plural]
Etymology: From Old English flet, flett (“floor, ground; dwelling, house”), from Proto-Germanic *flatją (“floor”), from Proto-Germanic *flataz (“flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *plat- (“flat”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|flet|}} Old English flet, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*flatją||floor}} Proto-Germanic *flatją (“floor”), {{der|enm|gem-pro|*flataz||flat}} Proto-Germanic *flataz (“flat”), {{der|enm|ine-pro|*plat-||flat}} Proto-Indo-European *plat- (“flat”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} flet, {{enm-noun|pl=flets}} flet (plural flets)
  1. the floor, ground
    Sense id: en-flet-enm-noun-YI75vLCj
  2. a dwelling, habitation, house, cottage, hall
    Sense id: en-flet-enm-noun-GmUnZ-M8
  3. A (level) piece of ground; a battlefield
    Sense id: en-flet-enm-noun-drMj7BY0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} flet
  1. Alternative form of flete (“fleet”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: flete (extra: fleet)
    Sense id: en-flet-enm-noun--sehMXoP Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 25 7 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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