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单词 flite
释义

flite

or flyte

[ flahyt ]
/ flaɪt /
Scot. and North England

verb (used without object), flit·ed, flit·ing.

to dispute; wrangle; scold; jeer.

noun

a dispute or wrangle; scolding.

Origin of flite

First recorded before 900; (verb) 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 verb

Words nearby flite

flirty, flit, flitch, flitch beam, flitchplate, flite, flit gun, fliting, flitter, flittermouse, flivver
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Example sentences from the Web for flite

  • Lad's love is lassie's delight, / And if lads won't love, lassies will flite (scold).

    Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for flite

flite

flyte

Scot and Northern English dialect

verb

(tr) to scold or rail at

noun

a dispute or scolding

Word Origin for flite

Old English flītan to wrangle, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian flīt strife, Old High German flīz strife
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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