flynt

See also: Flynt

Middle English

Alternative forms

• flent, flint, flinte, flynte, vlint

Etymology

From Old English flint, from Proto-Germanic *flintaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flint/
• (Southern) IPA^(key): /vlint/

Noun

flynt (plural flyntes)

1. Any of a group of (mostly igneous) solid stones, especially flint.
2. A rock or boulder of such stone.
3. A cobblestone path.
4. A flintstone; a piece of flint used as a firestarter.

Derived terms

• flynt ston

Descendants

• English: flint
• Scots: flint
• → Welsh: fflint

References

• “flint, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 April 2018.