FLEME

Etymology 1

Noun

fleme (plural flemes)

(obsolete) One who is banished; an exile; outcast; fugitive.

Etymology 2

Verb

fleme (third-person singular simple present flemes, present participle fleming, simple past and past participle flemed)

(obsolete) To drive away, chase off; to banish.

Source: Wiktionary


Fleme, v. t. Etym: [AS. fleman, flyman.]

Definition: To banish; to drive out; to expel. [Obs.] "Appetite flemeth discretion." Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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