flyten

Middle English

Alternative forms

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.

Descendants

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

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

flyten m

  1. definite singular of flyt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

flyten m

  1. definite singular of flyt
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