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flyting
n. 1 Contention, noisy argument. 2 Scolding, rebuke. 3 A poetic contest of insults or invective.
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Flyting
Flyting or fliting is a contest consisting of the exchange of insults, often conducted in verse, between two parties.
Usage examples of "flyting".
He was flyting me, and so I replied in kind with all good humour at his impertinence.
During the winter past, Maddyn, the bard in question, had caught Oggyn out in some shameful doings and written a flyting song about them It was his right as a bard to do so, but in his shame Oggyn wouldn t be caring about rights and duties.