flyte
[ flahyt ]
/ flaɪt /
verb (used without object), flyt·ed, flyt·ing, noun
Nearby words
Definition for flyted (2 of 2)
flite
or flyte
[ flahyt ]
/ flaɪt /
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
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.
British Dictionary definitions for flyted (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for flyted (2 of 2)
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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