flichterflighterv.¹

Brit.

/ˈflɪxtə/,

/ˈflɪktə/, U.S.

/ˈflɪktər/,

/ˈflɪxtər/, Scottish English

/ˈflɪxtər/

Forms: Also 1500s flichtir, flych-, flyghter, 1800s fleighter.

Etymology: ? < flicht, flight v.; see -er suffix⁵. Compare flaughter v.²

Scottish.

1. intransitive. Of a bird: To beat its wings, fly irregularly or feebly, flutter. Of inanimate objects: To flutter, move quivering through the air.

ΚΠ

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid v. ix. 33 The foul affrayit flichtiris on hir wingis.

?1635 in D. Dickson Sel. Pract. Writings (1845) (modernized text) 55 If ye will stir and flichter, like a bird in a cage.

1790 A. Wilson Poems 197 Doos flighter't thro' amang the stacks.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. x. 257 It's just a branch of ivy flightering awa frae the wa'.

in extended use.1871 P. H. Waddell Psalms frae Hebrew xc. 10 A gliff it gaes by an' we flichter hame.

2. To struggle; to tremble, quiver, throb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)] > strive or struggle

hiec888

to stand inc1175

wrag?c1225

wrestle?c1225

stretcha1375

strivec1384

pressc1390

hitc1400

wring1470

fend15..

battle1502

contend?1518

reluct1526

flichter1528

touse1542

struggle1597

to lay in1599

strain?1606

stickle1613

fork1681

sprattle1786

buffet1824

fight1859

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > manifest itself [verb (intransitive)] > quiver or throb with emotion

tremble1303

quiver1490

flichter1528

throb1743

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > vibrate [verb (intransitive)] > tremble or quiver

shiverc1250

tremble1303

lillec1400

tryllec1400

quaver?a1439

didderc1440

dadderc1450

whitherc1450

bever1470

dindle1470

brawl1489

quiver1490

quitter1513

flichter1528

warble1549

palsy1582

quoba1586

twitter1629

dither1649

verberate1652

quibble1721

dandera1724

tremulate1749

vibrate1757

dingle1787

nidge1803

tirl1825

reel1847

shudder1849

tremor1921

1528 D. Lindsay Dreme 303 Mony ane thousand Comoun peple laye flichtrand in the fyre.

1553 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Eneados v. viii. 115 The beist..can ly..flychterand, in the dede thrawis [cf. flicker v. 3].

1724 [see flichtering n. and adj. at Derivatives].

Derivatives

ˈflichtering n. and adj.

ΚΠ

1724 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. (1733) II. 162 My flighteren heart gangs pittie-pattie.

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess i. 1738 Sleep..for a wee her flightering breast did heal.

1786 R. Burns Cotter's Sat. Night iii, in Poems & Songs (1968) I. 146 Th'expectant wee-things, toddlan, stacher thro' To meet their Dad, wi' flichterin noise and glee.

1820 W. Scott Monastery I. iii. 117 Our leddy is half gane already, as ye may see by that fleightering of the ee-lid.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† flichterflighterv.²

Etymology: ? < flichter, flighter n., in the unrecorded sense of ‘wing’; compare pinion v.

Scottish. Obsolete.

transitive. To bind, pinion.

ΚΠ

1680 in R. Wodrow Hist. Sufferings Church of Scotl. (1722) II. iii. iv. §5. 141 His Hands flightered with Ropes.

1703 D. Williamson Serm. before Gen. Assembly Edinb. 48 Driven back to Lothian..tied and flightered like thieves.

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 1229 His legs they loos'd, but flighter'd held his hands.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	flichter
释义	flichtern. Brit. /ˈflɪxtə/, /ˈflɪktə/, U.S. /ˈflɪktər/, /ˈflɪxtər/, Scottish English /ˈflɪxtər/ Etymology: < flichter v.¹ Scottish. = flicker n.³ ΚΠ 1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxix, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 772 In a flichter o' rainbow light. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). flichterflighterv.¹ Brit. /ˈflɪxtə/, /ˈflɪktə/, U.S. /ˈflɪktər/, /ˈflɪxtər/, Scottish English /ˈflɪxtər/ Forms: Also 1500s flichtir, flych-, flyghter, 1800s fleighter. Etymology: ? < flicht, flight v.; see -er suffix⁵. Compare flaughter v.² Scottish. 1. intransitive. Of a bird: To beat its wings, fly irregularly or feebly, flutter. Of inanimate objects: To flutter, move quivering through the air. ΚΠ 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid v. ix. 33 The foul affrayit flichtiris on hir wingis. ?1635 in D. Dickson Sel. Pract. Writings (1845) (modernized text) 55 If ye will stir and flichter, like a bird in a cage. 1790 A. Wilson Poems 197 Doos flighter't thro' amang the stacks. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. x. 257 It's just a branch of ivy flightering awa frae the wa'. in extended use.1871 P. H. Waddell Psalms frae Hebrew xc. 10 A gliff it gaes by an' we flichter hame. 2. To struggle; to tremble, quiver, throb. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)] > strive or struggle hiec888 to stand inc1175 wrag?c1225 wrestle?c1225 stretcha1375 strivec1384 pressc1390 hitc1400 wring1470 fend15.. battle1502 contend?1518 reluct1526 flichter1528 touse1542 struggle1597 to lay in1599 strain?1606 stickle1613 fork1681 sprattle1786 buffet1824 fight1859 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > manifest itself [verb (intransitive)] > quiver or throb with emotion tremble1303 quiver1490 flichter1528 throb1743 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > vibrate [verb (intransitive)] > tremble or quiver shiverc1250 tremble1303 lillec1400 tryllec1400 quaver?a1439 didderc1440 dadderc1450 whitherc1450 bever1470 dindle1470 brawl1489 quiver1490 quitter1513 flichter1528 warble1549 palsy1582 quoba1586 twitter1629 dither1649 verberate1652 quibble1721 dandera1724 tremulate1749 vibrate1757 dingle1787 nidge1803 tirl1825 reel1847 shudder1849 tremor1921 1528 D. Lindsay Dreme 303 Mony ane thousand Comoun peple laye flichtrand in the fyre. 1553 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Eneados v. viii. 115 The beist..can ly..flychterand, in the dede thrawis [cf. flicker v. 3]. 1724 [see flichtering n. and adj. at Derivatives]. Derivatives ˈflichtering n. and adj. ΚΠ 1724 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. (1733) II. 162 My flighteren heart gangs pittie-pattie. 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess i. 1738 Sleep..for a wee her flightering breast did heal. 1786 R. Burns Cotter's Sat. Night iii, in Poems & Songs (1968) I. 146 Th'expectant wee-things, toddlan, stacher thro' To meet their Dad, wi' flichterin noise and glee. 1820 W. Scott Monastery I. iii. 117 Our leddy is half gane already, as ye may see by that fleightering of the ee-lid. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † flichterflighterv.² Etymology: ? < flichter, flighter n., in the unrecorded sense of ‘wing’; compare pinion v. Scottish. Obsolete. transitive. To bind, pinion. ΚΠ 1680 in R. Wodrow Hist. Sufferings Church of Scotl. (1722) II. iii. iv. §5. 141 His Hands flightered with Ropes. 1703 D. Williamson Serm. before Gen. Assembly Edinb. 48 Driven back to Lothian..tied and flightered like thieves. 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 1229 His legs they loos'd, but flighter'd held his hands. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1826v.¹1513v.²1680
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