flite, flit, flyt, flyte

[A. S. flit; Dut. vlijt; Low Ger. flit; M. H. Ger, vliz; O. H. Ger. fliz; Dan. Aid.] A quarrel, contention, or brawling; scolding. flit-er, *flyt-er, *flyt-ar, s. [Eng. flyt (e); -er.] One who quarrels or brawls; a quarrelsome person; a brawler. flit-ter, *flýt'-těr, v. i. & t. [A variant of flutter (q. v.).] A. In trans.: To flutter, to fly about. *B. Trans.: To scatter. flit-ter, s. [FLITTER, v.] 1. A fluttering about. 2. A rag, a tatter.