ˈflīt intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English fliten, from Old English flītan to contend, strive, wrangle; akin to Old English, Old Frisian & Old Saxon flīt strife, dispute, contention, Old High German flīz strife, zeal, flīzan to contend, strive
1. now dialect
a. : contend , quarrel , wrangle
b. : to engage in sharp debate
2. obsolete : to make or utter complaint