flite

intransitive verb

ˈflīt

-ed/-ing/-s

1

now dialectal

a

: contend, quarrel, wrangle

b

: to engage in sharp debate

2

obsolete : to make or utter complaint

Word History

Etymology

Middle English fliten, from Old English flītan to contend, strive, wrangle; akin to Old English, Old Frisian & Old Saxon flīt strife, dispute, contention, Old High German flīz strife, zeal, flīzan to contend, strive

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