flewme

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Middle English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old French fleume, from Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma). For the change of /ɛu̯/ to /ɛː/ before /m/, compare rewme.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɛu̯m(ə)/, /ˈflɛːm(ə)/

Noun[edit]

flewme (plural flewmes)

  1. Phlegm as one of the four cardinal humours believed to influence health and mood.
  2. Phlegm, sputum or a similar mucous substance; material coughed up.
  3. A phlegmatic feeling or something that induces or causes it.

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: phlegm (dialectal fleam)
  • Scots: fleem

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