FLYTING


Meaning of FLYTING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈflī-tiŋ ]

noun

Etymology: Scots, literally, contention, gerund of flyte to contend, argue, from Middle English fliten, from Old English flītan; akin to Old High German flīzan to argue

Date: 1508

: a dispute or exchange of personal abuse in verse form

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