"fume" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /fiu̯m/ Forms: fumes [plural], fwme [alternative], feum [alternative], fewme [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French fum, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|fum}} Old French fum, {{der|enm|la|fūmus}} Latin fūmus, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*dʰuh₂mós}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fume, {{enm-noun|fumes}} fume (plural fumes)
  1. Visible gaseous emanations; fumes or smoke.
    Sense id: en-fume-enm-noun-839X2HQu Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 18 24 23 7 Disambiguation of Emotions: 30 15 26 23 5
  2. Any sort of vapour or gaseous emanation.
    Sense id: en-fume-enm-noun-yxEV-1Ld Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 18 24 23 7 Disambiguation of Emotions: 30 15 26 23 5
  3. (physiology) Fumes as the supposed cause of feelings.
    Sense id: en-fume-enm-noun-YZT92phP Categories (other): Physiology, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Emotions, Matter Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 18 24 23 7 Disambiguation of Emotions: 30 15 26 23 5 Disambiguation of Matter: 22 14 37 17 9 Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
  4. (rare) An airborne scent or odour. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fume-enm-noun-pVHVYvPm Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Air, Emotions, Smell Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 18 24 23 7 Disambiguation of Air: 0 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Emotions: 30 15 26 23 5 Disambiguation of Smell: 9 14 24 51 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fumen, fumerelle, fumosite, fumous, fumygacioun, fumyter
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From Old French fumer. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|fumer}} Old French fumer Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} fume
  1. Alternative form of fumen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fumen
    Sense id: en-fume-enm-verb-7oiKaw1m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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