"flum" meaning in Middle English

See flum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈflum/, /ˈflim/, /ˈfliu̯m/, /ˈflyːm/ [Northern] Forms: flumes [plural]
Etymology: An early borrowing from Old French flum, from Latin flūmen. Etymology templates: {{glossary|borrowing}} borrowing, {{bor|enm|fro|flum}} Old French flum, {{der|enm|la|flūmen}} Latin flūmen Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} flum, {{enm-noun|flumes}} flum (plural flumes)
  1. A river or watercourse.
    Sense id: en-flum-enm-noun-AmZvHxy0
  2. (by extension, rare) Any gathering of water. Tags: broadly, rare Categories (topical): Water
    Sense id: en-flum-enm-noun-wDuoWdEY Disambiguation of Water: 12 88 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flim, flom, flomme, floum, flowm, flym, flumm [Ormulum]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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