fleme
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English flemen, from Old English flȳman, flīeman (“to put to flight, drive away, banish”), from flēam (“flight”).
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.
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfleːm(ə)/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English flīema (“fugitive, exile, outlaw”), from flīeman (“to escape”). Compare flem.
Alternative forms
Noun
fleme
Related terms
Adjective
fleme
References
- “flẹ̄me, n.(1) & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old French flieme, from Vulgar Latin *fletoma, from Late Latin phlebotomus, from Ancient Greek φλεβότομος (phlebótomos), φλεβοτόμον (phlebotómon).
Alternative forms
Noun
fleme
- (Late Middle English, rare) A lancet or fleam.
Descendants
- English: fleam
References
- “flẹ̄me, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
Noun
fleme
- alternative form of flem
Etymology 4
Noun
fleme
- alternative form of flewme
Etymology 5
Verb
fleme
- alternative form of flemen
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Occitan flecme, from Vulgar Latin fletoma, from Latin phlebotomus.
Noun
fleme m (plural flemes)
Further reading
- “fleme”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024