flynt

Middle English

Alternative forms

• flint, flynte, vlint, flent, flinte

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flint/

Noun

flynt (plural flyntes)

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

Derived terms

• flynt ston

Descendants

• English: flint
• Scots: flint

References

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