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flyting

noun

Etymology

From Middle English fliting, flytyng, equivalent to flyte + -ing.

  1. inherited from fliting

Definitions

  1. Contention, noisy argument.

  2. Scolding, rebuke.

  3. A poetic contest of insults or invective.

    • Rival poets in Scotland exchanged flytings that were packed with riddling conceits.
    • These "flytings" consisted of alternate torrents of sheer Billingsgate poured upon each other by the combatants.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA