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flird

flird

Scots

Alternative forms

  • flyrd

Noun

flird

  1. Anything insufficient or thin
  2. old, forworn, or unsubstantial clothing

Verb

flird

  1. (transitive) To gibe; jeer.
  2. (intransitive) To flutter; flounce; flaunt.
  3. (intransitive) To talk idly; flirt.

Etymology

From Middle English flerd ‎(“fraud, deceit”), from Old English fleard ‎(“nonsense, deception, fraud, superstition”). Cognate with Icelandic flærð ‎(“deceit”), Swedish flärd ‎(“vanity, frivolity, flamboyance”). More at flirt.

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