fleerish

noun

flee·​rish

ˈflērish

plural -es

Scottish

: steel sense 3c

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by flint) of earlier Scots furisine, probably from (assumed) Middle English (Scots) furisen, probably from Middle Low German vūrīsern, from vūr fire + īsern iron; akin to Old High German fiur fire and to Old High German īsan, īsarn iron

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