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/fluy"ting/, n.1. contention.2. a literary war of words, in versified dialogue.[1150-1200; ME; see FLITE, -ING1]
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fliting — ˈflīd.iŋ noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English fliting, from gerund of fliten to quarrel archaic : scolding, brawling, flouting … Useful english dictionary
fliting — sb. == scorn. Ps. cvi. 40. AS. flitan … Oldest English Words
fliting — flit·ing … English syllables
flyting — I. variant of fliting II. ˈflīd.iŋ noun ( s) Etymology: flyting (I) : a dispute or exchange of personal abuse or ridicule especially in verse form between two characters in a poem (as an early epic) or between two poets (as of 16th century… … Useful english dictionary
flyt|ing — «FLY tihng», noun. = fliting. (Cf. ↑fliting) … Useful english dictionary
Flite — Flite, Flyte Flyte, n. [AS. fl[=i]t. See {Flite}.] Strife; dispute; abusive or upbraiding talk, as in fliting; wrangling. [Obs. or Scot. & Prov. Eng.] The bird of Pallas has also a good flyte on the moral side . . . in his suggestion that the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flyte — Flite Flite, Flyte Flyte, n. [AS. fl[=i]t. See {Flite}.] Strife; dispute; abusive or upbraiding talk, as in fliting; wrangling. [Obs. or Scot. & Prov. Eng.] The bird of Pallas has also a good flyte on the moral side . . . in his suggestion that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flite — /fluyt/, v., flited, fliting, n. Scot. and North Eng. v.i. 1. to dispute; wrangle; scold; jeer. n. 2. a dispute or wrangle; scolding. Also, flyte. [bef. 900; (v.) ME fliten, OE flitan to strive, contend; akin to MHG vlizen (G Fleiss industry), OS … Universalium
altercation — Synonyms and related words: Kilkenny cats, argument, bicker, bickering, blood feud, brawl, broil, cat and dog life, combat, conflict, contention, contentiousness, contest, contestation, controversy, cut and thrust, debate, disputation, dispute,… … Moby Thesaurus
argument — Synonyms and related words: Kilkenny cats, action, addend, affray, altercation, anagnorisis, angle, answer, antilogarithm, apologetics, apologia, apology, architectonics, architecture, argumentation, argumentum, assertion, atmosphere, background … Moby Thesaurus
