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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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