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verb (used without object)

to dispute; wrangle; scold; jeer.

noun

a dispute or wrangle; scolding.

Also, flyte.

Origin:
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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flite or dialect (Scot), (Northern English) flyte (flaɪt, Scottish fləɪt, flaɪt, Scottish fləɪt)

—vb
1.	(tr) to scold or rail at

—n
2.	a dispute or scolding

[Old English flītan to wrangle, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian flīt strife, Old High German flīz strife]

flyte or dialect (Scot), (Northern English) flyte

—vb

—n

[Old English flītan to wrangle, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian flīt strife, Old High German flīz strife]

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