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