flyta

Swedish

/²flyːta/

verb-irr
Definitions
  • to float; of an object or substance, to be supported by a fluid of greater density
  • to float; to be capable of floating.
  • to float; to drift gently through the air
  • to float; to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
  • to float; to move in a fluid manner.
  • to flow; to move as a fluid
  • to flow; to move or match smoothly

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish flȳta, flyta inherited from Old Norse fljóta (float) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną (float) derived from Proto-Indo-European *plewd- (flow, swim, run).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*plewd-

Gloss

flow, swim, run

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

走

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