Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flahyt]
- /flaɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flahyt]
- /flaɪt/
Definitions of flyted word
- verb without object flyted to dispute; wrangle; scold; jeer. 1
- noun flyted a dispute or wrangle; scolding. 1
- noun flyted Simple past tense and past participle of flyte. 1
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Origin of flyted
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) 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 v.
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Parts of speech for Flyted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flyted popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
flyted usage trend in Literature
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