- Main Entry:
- flyt·ing

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈflī-tiŋ\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- 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
- Date:
- 1508
: a dispute or exchange of personal abuse in verse form