افتنّ
1.
He began, commenced, or entered upon, various sorts of speech. (M, K.) And افتنّ فِى
حَدِيثِهِ and فِى خُطْبَتِهِ
He produced, or gave utterance to, various sorts and ways of speech, [i. e. he diversified,] in his narration, or discourse, and in his oration, or harangue: (S, TA:) it is like اِشْتَقَّ [meaning he branched off in it]. (S. [See also 5.]) And افتنّ فِى خُصُومَتِهِ
He expatiated, and practised versatility, in his altercation, or disputation, or litigation. (TA.)
2.
And افتنّ الحِمَارُ
بِأُتُنِهِ
The he-ass betook himself to driving away his she-asses to the right and to the left and in a direct and an indirect course. (TA.)