1. a dispute or exchange of personal abuse in verse form
2. a formalized exchange of taunts, insults, etc., as between warriors in Old English epics
Etymology
Scots; quarreling or contention, 15th & 16th century
Usage:
The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedy is one the most famous flytings, although not personally being up on my Middle Ages Scots I really have little idea what it says.
