flyten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fflytt, flite, fliten, flyte, flytin

Etymology

From Old English flītan, from Proto-West Germanic *flītan, of uncertain etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfliːtən/

Verb

flyten

1. To quarrel, brawl, or wrangle.
2. To rebuke or scold.
3. To strive or contend (against).

Conjugation

Conjugation of flyten (strong class 1)

infinitive	(to) flyten, flyte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	flyte	flot
2nd-person singular	flytest	flote1, flyte1
3rd-person singular	flyteth	flot
subjunctive singular	flyte	flote2, flyte2
imperative singular		—
plural3	flyten, flyte	floten, flote, flyten, flyte
imperative plural	flyteth, flyte	—
participles	flytynge, flytende	flyten, flyte

¹ Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or flotest.
² Later replaced by the indicative.
³ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• flyt

Descendants

• English: flite, flyte
• Scots: flite, flyte

References

• “flīten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

flyten m

1. definite singular of flyt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

flyten m

1. definite singular of flyt