fleten
Middle English
/ˈfleːtən/
verb
Definitions
- To go or change position; to experience movement:
- To wander around; to have no direction or consistency.
- To be ephemeral, fleeting, or temporary; to lack permanence.
- (Late ME) To remove scum or cream from a fluid.
- (rare) To have something in great or excessive quantity
- (rare) To lack restraint in speech; to describe excessively.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English flēotan (float, swim) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną (float).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*fleutaną
Gloss
float
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process