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

1. To produce or release flames; to flame or be alight.
2. To produce or release bright light; to glimmer or sheen.
3. To stoke or incite feelings or beliefs; to motivate.
4. (rare) To coat food in a basting, rub, or glaze.
5. (rare) To emit, release, or produce sparkling or embers.
6. (rare) To emit or release a smell, scent, or stench.
7. (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.