flite

Meanings

Noun

• a quarrel, dispute, wrangling.
• a scolding.

Verb

• to dispute, quarrel, wrangle, brawl.
• to scold, jeer.
• to make or utter complaint.

Origin

• From Middle English flit, flyt, ȝeflit, from Old English flīt, ġeflīt, from Proto-West Germanic *flīt, from Proto-Germanic *flītaz, *flītiz. Cognate with Scots flyte,
• Saterland Frisian Fliet, Dutch vlijt, German Low German Fliet, German Fleiß, Danish flid, Swedish flit.
• From Middle English flyten, from Old English flītan, from Proto-West Germanic *flītan. Akin to German befleissen ("to apply oneself diligently, endeavor"), Swedish beflita ("to apply to, study"), Norwegian Bokmål beflitte ("to endeavour, strive").