flyhte

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflyx.te/, [ˈflyç.te]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją (“woven cloth, weave”), from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną (“to weave, plait”).

Alternative forms

Noun

flyhte n

  1. a woven textile; rag
  2. patch
Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative flyhte flyhtu
accusative flyhte flyhtu
genitive flyhtes flyhta
dative flyhte flyhtum
Derived terms
  • clāþflyhte
  • flyhteclāþ

Etymology 2

Noun

flyhte

  1. dative singular of flyht (“flight”)
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