An alternative spelling or dialectal variant of 'fletcher,' a person who makes arrows by attaching feathers to arrow shafts.
A variant spelling of 'fletcher' using the Old English 'ð' (eth) sound represented as 'th' in modern English. This represents regional variation in how the Old French-derived word was absorbed into English dialects.
This spelling variant shows how English spelling hasn't standardized evenly across regions—some old place names and family names still use 'flether,' keeping alive medieval pronunciation differences that have otherwise disappeared.
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