FLYTING

Meaning of FLYTING in English

[flyt.ing] n [Sc, lit., contention, gerund of flyte to contend, argue, fr. ME fliten, fr. OE flitan; akin to OHG flizan to argue] (1508): a dispute or exchange of personal abuse in verse form

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FLYTING — noun Etymology: Scots, literally, contention, gerund of flyte to contend, argue, from Middle English fliten, from Old English flītan; akin …
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FLYTING — I. variant of fliting II. ˈflīd.iŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: flyting (I) : a dispute or exchange of personal …
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FLYTING — noun Etymology: Scots, literally, contention, gerund of flyte to contend, argue, from Middle English fliten, from Old English flītan; akin …
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FLYTING — (Scots: quarreling, or contention), poetic competition of the Scottish makaris (poets) of the 15th and 16th centuries, in which two …
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FLYTING — Pronunciation: ' fl ī -ti ŋ Function: noun Etymology: Scots, literally, contention, gerund of flyte to contend, argue, from Middle …
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DUNBAR, WILLIAM — born 1460/65, Scotland died before 1530 Scottish poet. He was attached to the court of James IV . Of the …
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FLYTE — /fluyt/ , v.i. , flyted, flyting , n. Scot. and North Eng. flite.
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MAKAR — also spelled Maker (Scottish: maker, or poet), plural Makaris, or Makeris, also called Scottish Chaucerian, any of the Scottish courtly …
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SKELTON, JOHN — born c. 1460 died June 21, 1529, London John Skelton, detail of the frontispiece to The Garlande of Laurelle, printed …
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LYNDSAY, SIR DAVID — born c. 1490 died , before April 18, 1555 Lyndsay also spelled Lindsay Scottish poet of the pre-Reformation period who …
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KENNEDY, WALTER — born c. 1460 died c. 1508 Scottish poet, remembered chiefly for his flyting (Scots dialect: scolding) with his professional rival …
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DUNBAR, WILLIAM — born 1460/65, Scotland died before 1530 Middle Scots poet attached to the court of James IV who was the dominant …
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DUNBAR, WILLIAM — born 1460/65, Scotland died before 1530 Scottish poet. He was attached to the court of James IV . Of the …
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WRANGLING — Synonyms and related words : Kilkenny cats, aggressive, altercation, apologetics, apologia, apology, argument, argumentation, bellicose, belligerent, bicker, bickering, casuistry, cat-and-dog …
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RHUBARB
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POLEMIC — Synonyms and related words : Kilkenny cats, Philadelphia lawyer, altercation, apologetics, apologia, apologist, apology, arguer, argufier, argument, argumentation, bicker, bickering, …
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LOGOMACHY — Synonyms and related words : Kilkenny cats, altercation, apologetics, apologia, apology, argument, argumentation, bicker, bickering, blood feud, brawl, broil, casuistry, …
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HUBBUB
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HASSLE
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DISPUTE
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DEFENSE
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CONTROVERSY — Synonyms and related words : Kilkenny cats, altercation, antagonism, apologetics, apologia, apology, argument, argumentation, bicker, bickering, blood feud, brawl, broil, …
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CONTENTION — Synonyms and related words : Discordia, Eris, altercation, antagonism, anteposition, antipathy, antithesis, apologetics, apologia, apology, argument, argumentation, argumentative, bellicose, belligerence, …
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CASUISTRY — Synonyms and related words : Christian ethics, Stoicism, aesthetics, altruistic ethics, apologetics, apologia, apology, apparent soundness, aretaics, argument, argumentation, axiology, …
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BICKERING — Synonyms and related words : Kilkenny cats, aflicker, aggressive, aggressiveness, altercation, apologetics, apologia, apology, argument, argumentation, bellicose, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerent, …
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ARGUMENT — Synonyms and related words : Kilkenny cats, action, addend, affray, altercation, anagnorisis, angle, answer, antilogarithm, apologetics, apologia, apology, architectonics, architecture, …
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APOLOGY — Synonyms and related words : abject apology, acknowledgment, admission, advocating, advocation, alibi, amends, apologetic, apologetics, apologia, apologies, argument, argumentation, atonement, …
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APOLOGIA — Synonyms and related words : apologetic, apologetics, apology, argument, argumentation, bicker, bickering, casuistry, clarification, contention, controversy, defense, disputation, dispute, elucidation, …
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APOLOGETICS — Synonyms and related words : Buddhology, Mariolatry, Mariology, Mercersburg theology, apologia, apology, argument, argumentation, bicker, bickering, canonics, casuistry, contention, controversy, …
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