"flynt" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /flint/, /vlint/ [Southern] Forms: flyntes [plural], flent [alternative], flint [alternative], flinte [alternative], flynte [alternative], vlint [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English flint, from Proto-Germanic *flintaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|flint}} Old English flint, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*flintaz}} Proto-Germanic *flintaz Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} flynt, {{enm-noun|pl=flyntes}} flynt (plural flyntes)
  1. Any of a group of (mostly igneous) solid stones, especially flint.
    Sense id: en-flynt-enm-noun-9S7ugTCt Categories (other): Minerals, Rocks, Tools Disambiguation of Minerals: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Rocks: 26 34 4 36 Disambiguation of Tools: 29 28 12 31
  2. A rock or boulder of such stone.
    Sense id: en-flynt-enm-noun-9I1gn~CB Categories (other): Minerals, Rocks, Tools Disambiguation of Minerals: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Rocks: 26 34 4 36 Disambiguation of Tools: 29 28 12 31
  3. A cobblestone path.
    Sense id: en-flynt-enm-noun-RislAJun Categories (other): Minerals, Tools Disambiguation of Minerals: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Tools: 29 28 12 31
  4. A flintstone; a piece of flint used as a firestarter.
    Sense id: en-flynt-enm-noun-grLqDiue Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Minerals, Rocks, Tools Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 34 15 4 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 8 3 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 5 3 61 Disambiguation of Minerals: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Rocks: 26 34 4 36 Disambiguation of Tools: 29 28 12 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: flynt ston
Categories (other): Medicine Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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