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flite
/ flaɪt; fləɪt /
verb
- tr to scold or rail at
noun
- a dispute or scolding
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Word History and Origins
Origin of flite1
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of flite1
Old English flītan to wrangle, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian flīt strife, Old High German flīz strife
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Example Sentences
My guardian was contemplating Miss Flite's birds, and I had no need to look beyond him.
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It was the room with the dark door, to which Miss Flite had secretly directed my attention when I was last in the house.
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Miss Flite received the compliment with complacency, and dropped a general courtesy to us.
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Reckon Flite's notion was right, after all—ther' ort to be a workin'-man's chapel.
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Lad's love is lassie's delight, / And if lads won't love, lassies will flite (scold).
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