"flewme" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈflɛu̯m(ə)/, /ˈflɛːm(ə)/ Forms: flewmes [plural]
Etymology: From Old French fleume, from Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma). For the change of /ɛu̯/ to /ɛː/ before /m/, compare rewme. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|fleume}} Old French fleume, {{der|enm|la|phlegma}} Latin phlegma, {{der|enm|grc|φλέγμα}} Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} flewme, {{enm-noun|flewmes}} flewme (plural flewmes)
  1. Phlegm as one of the four cardinal humours believed to influence health and mood.
    Sense id: en-flewme-enm-noun-0BrjwSgv
  2. Phlegm, sputum or a similar mucous substance; material coughed up. Categories (topical): Emotions, Medicine, Pseudoscience, Psychology
    Sense id: en-flewme-enm-noun-e3iQikFw Disambiguation of Emotions: 26 42 32 Disambiguation of Medicine: 37 58 5 Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 35 60 6 Disambiguation of Psychology: 22 66 12 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 59 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 69 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 65 17
  3. A phlegmatic feeling or something that induces or causes it.
    Sense id: en-flewme-enm-noun-D~LUdLsc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fleme, fleume, flemne, flewm Related terms: fleumatik, sauce flewme, humour, coler, malencolie, sanguine [edit]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "fleme"
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      "word": "flewm"
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  ],
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