2. Noun. Scolding, rebuke. ¹
3. Noun. A poetic contest of insults or invective. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flyting
1. a dispute in verse form [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flyting
Literary usage of Flyting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poems of Alexander Hume (?1557-1609) by Alexander Hume (1902)
"3, 4), have led some Scottish scholars to the conclusion that he was the antagonist
of Montgomerie in the 'flyting.' Sibbald takes this view in his note ..."
2. The History of Scotish Poetry by David Irving, David Laing (1861)
"In different passages of the flyting, he communicates some information respecting
... The flyting of Dunbar and Kennedy is an extraordinary effort of ..."
3. The Poetical Works of John Skelton: With Notes, and Some Account of the by John Skelton (1843)
"... what immediately follows in this poem: Thow, ie Though: cheh mate; see note, p.
96. v. 29. Compare The flyting of ..."
4. English Writers: An Attempt Towards a History of English Literature by Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin (1891)
"The flyting of Dunbar and Kennedy " was also before 1508. Walter Kennedy, third
son of Gilbert, first Lord Kennedy, was born in Ayrshire, and bred for the ..."
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