"flite" meaning in English

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        "a quarrel, dispute, wrangling."
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        "(dialectal) a quarrel, dispute, wrangling."
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        "a scolding."
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        "(dialectal) a scolding."
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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        "Scotland"
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      "word": "flyte"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "flote",
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        "to scold, jeer."
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        "(dialectal) to scold, jeer."
      ],
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        "to make or utter complaint."
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        "(obsolete) to make or utter complaint."
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      "name": "cog"
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        "(dialectal) a scolding."
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        "(obsolete) to make or utter complaint."
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