First Known Use: 1508
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flyting
noun flyt·ing \ˈflī-tiŋ\
Definition of FLYTING
: a dispute or exchange of personal abuse in verse form
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Origin of FLYTING
Scots, literally, contention, gerund of flyte to contend, argue, from Middle English fliten, from Old English flītan; akin to Old High German flīzan to argue
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