flynt

See also: Flynt

Middle English

Alternative forms

flent, flint, flinte, flynte, vlint

Etymology

From Old English flint, from Proto-Germanic *flintaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /flint/
(Southern) IPA^(key): /vlint/

Noun

flynt (plural flyntes)

Any of a group of (mostly igneous) solid stones, especially flint.
A rock or boulder of such stone.
A cobblestone path.
A flintstone; a piece of flint used as a firestarter.

Derived terms

flynt ston

Descendants

English: flint
Scots: flint
→ Welsh: fflint

References

“flint, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.

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