flird

• flyrd

From Middle English flerd (“fraud, deceit”), from Old English fleard (“nonsense, deception, fraud, superstition”). Cognate with Icelandic flærð (“deceit”), Swedish flärd (“vanity, frivolity, flamboyance”). More at flirt.

flird

1. Anything insufficient or thin (e.g. a toy; slice of cake cut too thin; a weak, flimsy board, etc.)
2. Old, forworn, or unsubstantial clothing; a flimsy dress, rags (clothing)
3. Vanities or vain finery

• flirddom
• flirdikin

flird

1. (transitive) To gibe; jeer.
2. (intransitive) To flutter; flounce; flaunt.
3. (intransitive) To talk idly; flirt.