flyting
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.flyt·ing
noun \ˈflī-tiŋ\Definition of FLYTING
: a dispute or exchange of personal abuse in verse form
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
First Known Use: 1508
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