v. Obs. rare1. [perh. a dial. word, f. OE. *flohta or ON. *flohte (Icel. flótti) flight, f. root of FLEE v.] intr. To flee, take refuge.

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1556.  Amp. Parker, Psalter, cxxxix. 7.

        And whether can: I thinke to goe: fro this thy sprite and thought,
From thee in face, how can I flye: or whether shall I flought.

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