"flet" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /flet/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *flatją (“floor”), from Proto-Germanic *flataz (“flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *plat- (“flat”). Akin to Old Frisian flet, flette (“dwelling, house”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*flatją||floor}} Proto-Germanic *flatją (“floor”), {{der|ang|gem-pro|*flataz||flat}} Proto-Germanic *flataz (“flat”), {{der|ang|ine-pro|*plat-||flat}} Proto-Indo-European *plat- (“flat”), {{cog|ofs|flet|flet, flette|dwelling, house}} Old Frisian flet, flette (“dwelling, house”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|flet|||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} flet n (nominative plural flet), {{ang-noun|n|flet}} flet n (nominative plural flet) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|flet}}, {{ang-decl-noun|flet|flet|flet|flet|fletes|fleta|flete|fletum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: flet [nominative, plural], strong [table-tags], flet [nominative, singular], flet [nominative, plural], flet [accusative, singular], flet [accusative, plural], fletes [genitive, singular], fleta [genitive, plural], flete [dative, singular], fletum [dative, plural]
  1. the floor, ground Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-flet-ang-noun-YI75vLCj
  2. a dwelling, habitation, house, cottage, hall Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-flet-ang-noun-GmUnZ-M8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fled, flett Derived forms: fletræst (english: couch), fletsittend (english: sitter in hall, courtier, guest), fletwerod (english: hall-troop, body-guard)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /fleːt/
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Germanic *flautiz. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*flautiz}} Proto-Germanic *flautiz Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|flēta|||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=flēt|sort=}} flēt f (nominative plural flēta), {{ang-noun|f|flēta|head=flēt}} flēt f (nominative plural flēta) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-i-f|flēt}}, {{ang-decl-noun|flēt|flēte,flēta|flēt,flēte|flēte,flēta|flēte|flēta|flēte|flētum|num=|title=|type=strong i-stem}} Forms: flēt [canonical, feminine], flēta [nominative, plural], strong [table-tags], flēt [nominative, singular], flēte [nominative, plural], flēta [nominative, plural], flēt [accusative, singular], flēte [accusative, singular], flēte [accusative, plural], flēta [accusative, plural], flēte [genitive, singular], flēta [genitive, plural], flēte [dative, singular], flētum [dative, plural]
  1. Alternative form of flīete Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: flīete
    Sense id: en-flet-ang-noun-M6YA0jVt Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 6 37 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fled, flett
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "english": "couch",
      "word": "fletræst"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "sitter in hall, courtier, guest",
      "word": "fletsittend"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "hall-troop, body-guard",
      "word": "fletwerod"
    }
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          "expansion": "Middle English: flet",
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      "english": "couch",
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          "text": "Heó on flet gecrong",
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}

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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*flautiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *flautiz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Germanic *flautiz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "flēt",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flēta",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-i-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "i-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flēt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flēte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flēta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flēt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flēte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flēte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flēta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flēte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flēta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flēte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flētum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "nominative plural",
        "4": "flēta",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "flēt",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "flēt f (nominative plural flēta)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "flēta",
        "head": "flēt"
      },
      "expansion": "flēt f (nominative plural flēta)",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "flēt"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-i-f"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "flēt",
        "2": "flēte,flēta",
        "3": "flēt,flēte",
        "4": "flēte,flēta",
        "5": "flēte",
        "6": "flēta",
        "7": "flēte",
        "8": "flētum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong i-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "flīete"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of flīete"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flīete",
          "fliete#Old English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fleːt/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "fled"
    },
    {
      "word": "flett"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flet"
}

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