flyt

Danish

Verb

flyt

1. imperative of flytte

Middle English

Alternative forms

• flit
• ȝeflit, iflit (Early)

Etymology

From Old English flit, ġeflit, from Proto-West Germanic *flit. The long vowel was probably leveled in from the verb flyten during the Middle English period; compare chyne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flit/, /fliːt/

Noun

flyt

1. A quarrel, argument, or dispute.

Descendants

• English: flite, flyte
• Scots: flite, flyte

References

• “flīt, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb flyte.

Noun

flyt m (definite singular flyten, indefinite plural flyter, definite plural flytene)

1. flow

Etymology 2

Verb

flyt

1. imperative of flyte

References

• “flyt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From the verb flyta.

Noun

flyt m (definite singular flyten, indefinite plural flytar, definite plural flytane)

1. flow

Verb

flyt

1. present tense of flyta
2. imperative of flyta

Etymology 2

Inflected form of now superseded flytja.

Verb

flyt

1. present tense of flytja (non-standard since 1938)
2. imperative of flytja (non-standard since 1938)

References

• “flyt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• fylt, lyft

Old Norse

Verb

flyt

1. first-person singular present indicative active of flytja
2. second-person singular imperative active of flytja

Anagrams

• flýt, fylt, lyft

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from flyta (“flow”).

Noun

flyt n

1. (colloquial) flow (things proceeding smoothly and well)

   Han har ett skönt flyt i gitarrspelandet

   He has a nice flow in his guitar playing

2. (colloquial, by implication) luck

   Antonym: oflyt

   – Tre ess i rad! – Jo, det gäller att ha lite flyt.

   – Three aces in a row! – Yeah, you gotta have some luck.

Declension

Declension of flyt
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	flyt	flytet	—	—
Genitive	flyts	flytets	—	—

Verb

flyt

1. imperative of flyta

References

• flyt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• flyt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• flyt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• lyft