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	flote, flyte, flot
3rd-person singular	flyteth, flit	flot
subjunctive singular	flyte	flote1, flyte1
imperative singular		—
plural2	flyten, flyte	floten, flote, flyten, flyte
imperative plural	flyteth, flyte	—
participles	flytynge, flytende	flyten, flyte

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes 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