fløyta

• fløyten

fløyta m or f

1. definite feminine singular of fløyte

From Old Norse fleyta, from Proto-Germanic *flautijaną, a causative of Norwegian Nynorsk flyte, Old Norse fljóta and Proto-Germanic *fleutaną. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *plewd- (“to flow, run”). Cognates include Icelandic fleyta, Faroese floyta and Danish fløde.

fløyta (present tense fløyter, past tense fløytte, past participle fløytt, passive infinitive fløytast, present participle fløytande, imperative fløyt)

1. (transitive) causative of flyta (“to float”):
   1. to make or cause to float
   2. to raise, lift from the ground
   3. (ambitransitive) to drive logs, engage in a log drive
2. (reflexive) to move about in water by floating (in a specific direction)
3. (reflexive) to stay afloat

• fløyt m or n
• fløytar m
• fløytetømmer n
• fløyting f > tømmerfløyting f

From fløyte (“cream”).

fløyta (present tense fløyter, past tense fløytte, past participle fløytt, passive infinitive fløytast, present participle fløytande, imperative fløyt)

2. (transitive) to skim, fleet off the top (of)

From fløyte (“flute”).

fløyta (present tense fløytar/fløyter, past tense fløyta/fløytte, past participle fløyta/fløytt, passive infinitive fløytast, present participle fløytande, imperative fløyta/fløyt)

1. (ambitransitive) to blow in a flute or whistle
2. (intransitive) to squeak
3. (intransitive, about humans, dated) to whistle
4. (transitive, vulgar) to give head

fløyta f

1. definite singular of fløyte

• “fløyta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.