"flawme" meaning in Middle English

See flawme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈflau̯m(ə)/, /ˈflam(ə)/, /ˈflaːm(ə)/, /ˈflau̯mb(ə)/, /ˈflamb(ə)/ Forms: flawmes [plural], flambe [alternative], flame [alternative], flamme [alternative], flaumbe [alternative], flaume [alternative], flaumme [alternative], flawmbe [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French flame, from Latin flamma, from Proto-Italic *flagmā. Some forms influenced by Old French flambe, flamble, from Latin flammula. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|flame}} Borrowed from Old French flame, {{der|enm|la|flamma}} Latin flamma, {{der|enm|itc-pro|*flagmā}} Proto-Italic *flagmā, {{cog|fro|flambe}} Old French flambe, {{cog|la|flammula}} Latin flammula Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} flawme, {{enm-noun|flawmes}} flawme (plural flawmes)
  1. A flame; a visible tongue of gas and vapour forming part of a fire.
    Sense id: en-flawme-enm-noun--T-36-yw
  2. Fire (in the abstract or an instantiation)
    Sense id: en-flawme-enm-noun-E5hDJg3q Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Emotions, Fire Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 44 3 46 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 47 3 44 4 Disambiguation of Emotions: 3 56 3 36 2 Disambiguation of Fire: 28 69 0 2 0
  3. Intensity of belief or passion; the magnitude of one's emotional output.
    Sense id: en-flawme-enm-noun-oYl1HXMJ
  4. (rare) A kind of flowering plant with fiery-coloured petals. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-flawme-enm-noun-caTXauhg Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Plants Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 34 10 42 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 44 3 46 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 47 3 44 4 Disambiguation of Plants: 11 7 13 48 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: flawmen, flawmy
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} flawme
  1. alternative form of flawmen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: flawmen
    Sense id: en-flawme-enm-verb-EcvovNL1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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