flit in Old English

IPA: /flit/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *flit, from Proto-Germanic *flītaz, for which compare *flītan (“to strive”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*flit}} Proto-West Germanic *flit, {{der|ang|gem-pro|*flītaz}} Proto-Germanic *flītaz Head templates: {{ang-noun|n}} flit n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|flit|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|flit|flitu|flit|flitu|flites|flita|flite|flitum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], flit [nominative, singular], flitu [nominative, plural], flit [accusative, singular], flitu [accusative, plural], flites [genitive, singular], flita [genitive, plural], flite [dative, singular], flitum [dative, plural]

Inflected forms

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "flitcræft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "flitfull"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "flitġeorn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "flitmǣlum"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ġeflit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*flit"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *flit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*flītaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *flītaz",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *flit, from Proto-Germanic *flītaz, for which compare *flītan (“to strive”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flitu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flitu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flites",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flita",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flitum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "flit n",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "flit",
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      },
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    {
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        "1": "flit",
        "2": "flitu",
        "3": "flit",
        "4": "flitu",
        "5": "flites",
        "6": "flita",
        "7": "flite",
        "8": "flitum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "flītan"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "22 42 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "argument, fight"
      ],
      "id": "en-flit-ang-noun-5e~~NXOH",
      "links": [
        [
          "argument",
          "argument"
        ],
        [
          "fight",
          "fight"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "22 42 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "arguing, fighting"
      ],
      "id": "en-flit-ang-noun-pWeErl4Q",
      "links": [
        [
          "arguing",
          "arguing"
        ],
        [
          "fighting",
          "fighting"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "22 42 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "contest, competition"
      ],
      "id": "en-flit-ang-noun-B4LrBvGn",
      "links": [
        [
          "contest",
          "contest"
        ],
        [
          "competition",
          "competition"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/flit/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flit"
}

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    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English neuter a-stem nouns",
    "Old English neuter nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "flitcræft"
    },
    {
      "word": "flitfull"
    },
    {
      "word": "flitġeorn"
    },
    {
      "word": "flitmǣlum"
    },
    {
      "word": "ġeflit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*flit"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*flītaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *flītaz",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *flit, from Proto-Germanic *flītaz, for which compare *flītan (“to strive”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flitu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flitu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flites",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flita",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flitum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "flit n",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "flit",
        "short": "1"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "flit",
        "2": "flitu",
        "3": "flit",
        "4": "flitu",
        "5": "flites",
        "6": "flita",
        "7": "flite",
        "8": "flitum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "flītan"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "argument, fight"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "argument",
          "argument"
        ],
        [
          "fight",
          "fight"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "arguing, fighting"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arguing",
          "arguing"
        ],
        [
          "fighting",
          "fighting"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "contest, competition"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "contest",
          "contest"
        ],
        [
          "competition",
          "competition"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/flit/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flit"
}

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"flit" meaning in Old English

Noun

Inflected forms