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1. To gibe, S. B.
_Houlate._
Isl. _flyr-a_, subridere, E. _fleer_.
2. To leer, S. B.
_Popular Ball._
3. To look surly, Ang.
_Morison._
FLYRIT, Not understood.
_Maitland P._
FLYROCK, _s._ A term of contempt.
_Dunbar._
_To_ FLISK, _v. n._
1. To skip, to caper, S.
_Cleland._
Su. G. _flas-a_, lascivire, Isl. id. praeceps ferri.
2. _To be fliskit_, to be fretted, Fife.
_A. Douglas._
_To_ FLIST, _v. n._
1. To fly off, S.
2. To be in a violent emotion, S. B.
_Ross._
3. _It's flistin_, it rains and blows at once, S. B.
Teut. _flits-en_, evolare, Sw. _flaes-a_, anhelare.
~Flist~, _s._
1. A squall, Ang.
2. A flying shower of snow, Ang.
3. A fit of anger, Ang.
~Flisty~, _adj._
1. Stormy, squally, Ang.
2. Pa.s.sionate, irascible, Ang.
_To_ FLIT, FLYT, _v. a._
1. To transport in whatever way, S.
_Burns._
2. To transport by water.
_Barbour._
Su. G. _flytt-a_. transportare ab uno loco ad alterum. Isl.
_flytt-ia_, vecto.
_To_ ~Flit~, ~Flyt~, _v. n._ To remove from one house to another, S.
_Kelly._
Dan. _flytt-er_, id.
~Flitting~, _s._
1. The act of removing from one place of residence to another, S.
2. The furniture, &c. removed, S.
_Wyntown._
3. _A moonlight flitting_, removal without paying one's debts, S.
_Ramsay._
_To_ FLYTE, FLITE, _v. n._
