Strife; dispute; abusive or upbraiding talk, as in fliting; wrangling.
FLITE, fl[=i]t, v.i. (Scot.) to scold, to brawl.--n. FLYTE, FLYT'ING, a scolding, or heated dispute. [A.S. flÃtan, to strive; Ger. be-fleissen.]