flird

Scots

Alternative forms

• flyrd

Etymology

Perhaps from Middle English flerd (“fraud, deceit”), from Old English fleard (“nonsense, deception, fraud, superstition”). Compare Icelandic flærð (“deceit”), Swedish flärd (“vanity, frivolity, flamboyance”), Dutch flard (“ragged strip of cloth, shred”). More at English flirt.

Noun

flird

1. Anything insufficient or thin (e.g. a toy; slice of cake cut too thin; a weak, flimsy board, etc.).
2. Old, forworn, or unsubstantial clothing; a flimsy dress, rags (clothing).
3. Vanities or vain finery.

Derived terms

• flirddom
• flirdikin

Verb

flird

1. (transitive) To gibe; jeer.
2. (intransitive) To flutter; flounce; flaunt.
3. (intransitive) To talk idly; flirt.