flawmen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- flaumen, fflaumen, flammen, flawme, flaume, flambe, flaumbe, flame
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French flamber, flammer; equivalent to flawme + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflau̯m(b)ən/, /ˈflam(b)ən/, /ˈflaːmən/
Verb
flawmen
- To produce or release flames; to flame or be alight.
- To produce or release bright light; to glimmer or sheen.
- To stoke or incite feelings or beliefs; to motivate.
- (rare) To coat food in a basting, rub, or glaze.
- (rare) To emit, release, or produce sparkling or embers.
- (rare) To emit or release a smell, scent, or stench.
- (rare, theology) To release light or brightness onto someone.
Conjugation
Conjugation of flawmen (weak)
infinitive | (to) flawmen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | flawme | flawmede |
2nd person singular | flawmest | flawmedest |
3rd person singular | flawmeþ, flawmeth | flawmede |
plural | flawmen | flawmeden |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | flawme | flawmede |
plural | flawmen | flawmeden |
imperative | present | |
singular | flawme | |
plural | flawmeþ, flawmeth | |
participle | present | past |
flawmende, flawminge | flawmed, yflawmed |
Descendants
- English: flame
- Scots: flam
References
- “flaumen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-12.