FLIT


Meaning of FLIT in English

■ verb ( ~s , ~ting , ~ted )

1》 move swiftly and lightly.

2》 chiefly Scottish & N. English move house or leave one's home, especially in secrecy.

■ noun Brit. informal an act of leaving one's home in secrecy.

Origin

ME: from ON flytja ; related to fleet 5 .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.