flite
intransitive verb
ˈflīt
-ed/-ing/-s
1
now dialectal
a
: contend, quarrel, wrangle
b
: to engage in sharp debate
2
obsolete : to make or utter complaint
Word History
Etymology
Middle English fliten, from Old English flītan to contend, strive, wrangle; akin to Old English, Old Frisian & Old Saxon flīt strife, dispute, contention, Old High German flīz strife, zeal, flīzan to contend, strive