"flem" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /flɛːm/
Rhymes: -ɛːm Etymology: Inherited from Old English flēam, from Proto-West Germanic *flaum, from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz, from Proto-Indo-European *plew-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|flēam|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English flēam, {{inh+|enm|ang|flēam}} Inherited from Old English flēam, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*flaum}} Proto-West Germanic *flaum, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*flaumaz}} Proto-Germanic *flaumaz, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*plew-}} Proto-Indo-European *plew- Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} flem
  1. A watercourse, channel, or its flow.
    Sense id: en-flem-enm-noun-JhefdIbw
  2. (poetic) The act of fleeing; flight, escape. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-flem-enm-noun-OgBcuGOg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fleem, fleme, flæm, fleam, vlem [Early-Middle-English] Related terms: fleme, flemen
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} flem
  1. Alternative form of flemen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: flemen Categories (topical): Water
    Sense id: en-flem-enm-verb-qEkiJubo Disambiguation of Water: 6 17 77 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 20 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 26 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 26 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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