flyte

[flahyt]Scot. and North England

verb (used without object), flyt·ed, flyt·ing, noun

flite.

flite

or flyte

[flahyt]Scot. and North England

verb (used without object), flit·ed, flit·ing.

to dispute; wrangle; scold; jeer.

noun

a dispute or wrangle; scolding.

Origin of flite

before 900; (v.) Middle English fliten, Old English flītan to strive, contend; akin to Middle High German vlīzen (German Fleiss industry), Old Saxon flītan; (noun) Middle English; Old English flīt strife, abuse, derivative of the v.

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Examples from the Web for flyted

Historical Examples of flyted

Father was very angry when he came, and said he'd take it to the workhouse the next morning, and flyted me sadly about it.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850
Various

British Dictionary definitions for flyted

flyte

verb

a variant spelling of flite

flite

flyte

Scot and Northern English dialect

verb

(tr) to scold or rail at

noun

a dispute or scolding

Word Origin for flite

Old English flītan to wrangle, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian flīt strife, Old High German flīz strife

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Word Origin and History for flyted

flyte

Old English flitan "to contend, struggle, quarrel;" related to German fleiß, Dutch vlijt "diligence, industry."