Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Flet, Flett, a. [? attrib. use of Flet n.] ? Fireside; fictitious. — 1549 Compl. 63/9.
Sum var stories & sum var flet taylis 1596 Dalr. I. 223/13.
To reakne sik speikingis rather amang flett fables than notable histories
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Flet adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/flet_adj>