flyde

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish flytæ, from Old Norse fljóta (“to float”), from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną (“to float”), cognate with Swedish flyta, English fleet, German fließen, Dutch vlieten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flyːðə/, [ˈflyðð̩]

Verb

flyde (past tense flød, past participle flydt)

  1. to flow (run from one place to another, of a liquid)
  2. to be liquid
  3. (figuratively) to be in a mess
  4. to float (lie or move on the surface of a liquid)
  5. (figuratively) to relax

Conjugation

Conjugation of flyde
active passive
present flyder flydes
past flød —
infinitive flyde flydes
imperative flyd —
participle
present flydende
past flydt
(auxiliary verb have or være)
gerund flyden
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