fleme

F4L1E1M3E1

verb

To drive away, chase off; to banish.

OriginMiddle English flemen ← Old English flȳman →
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Meanings

verbfleme (third-person singular simple present flemes, present participle fleming, simple past and past participle flemed)

present singular third person flemes · participle present fleming · participle past flemed · past flemed · alternative fleem

  1. obsoleteTo drive away, chase off; to banish.

Origin

  1. Old Englishflȳman
  2. Middle Englishflemen
  3. Englishfleme

From Middle English flemen, from Old English flȳman, flīeman (“to put to flight, drive away, banish”), from flēam (“flight”).

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APA

fleme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleme

MLA

“fleme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleme. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fleme,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleme.

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