flether

Scots

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛðə(r)

Verb

flether (third-person singular simple present flethers, present participle fletherin, simple past flethert, past participle flethert)

1. to flatter
   • 1786, Robert Burns, A Dedication to Gavin Hamilton, Esq.

     Expect na, Sir, in this narration,
     A fleechin’, fleth’rin dedication,

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