or flyte (flaɪt, Scottish fləɪt) Scottish and Northern England dialect
verb
1. (transitive)
to scold or rail at
noun
2.
a dispute or scolding
Word origin
Old English flītan to wrangle, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian flīt strife, Old High German flīz strife
flite in American English
(flait) (verbflited, fliting)
Scot & Northern English
intransitive verb
1.
to dispute; wrangle; scold; jeer
noun
2.
a dispute or wrangle; scolding
Also: flyte
Word origin
[bef. 900; (v.) ME fliten, OE flītan to strive, contend; akin to MHG vlīzen (G Fleiss industry), OS flītan; (n.) ME; OE flīt strife, abuse, deriv. of the v.]