flyta

Etymology

From Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfliːta]

Verb

flyta (third person singular past indicative flutti, third person plural past indicative fluttu, supine flutt)

1. to move

Alternative forms

• flyte

Etymology

From Old Norse fljóta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²flyːtɑ/

Verb

flyta (present tense flyt, past tense flaut, past participle flote, present participle flytande, imperative flyt)

1. to float (remain on top of a liquid)

   Tre flyt på vatn.

   Wood floats on water.

2. to flow (for a liquid to move)

   Det flyt vatn nedover bakken.

   Water is flowing down the hill.

References

• “flyta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• fliūta

Etymology

From Old Norse fljóta, from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną.

Verb

flȳta

1. to float

Etymology

From Old Swedish flȳta, from Old Norse fljóta (“to float”), from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *plewd-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²flyːta/

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Verb

flyta (present flyter, preterite flöt, supine flutit, imperative flyt)

1. to float; of an object or substance, to be supported by a fluid of greater density
2. to float; to be capable of floating.
3. to float; to drift gently through the air
4. to float; to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
5. to float; to move in a fluid manner.
6. to flow; to move as a fluid
7. to flow; to move or match smoothly

Further reading

• flyta in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• lyfta