flodegate

Middle English

Alternative forms

flodgate, flodeyate, floodȝate, flodȝete, flodeȝate

Etymology

From flod +‎ gate.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /floːdɡaːt/, /floːdjɛt/

Noun

flodegate (plural flodegates)

floodgate

Descendants

English: floodgate

References

“flọ̄d-yāte (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-12.

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