sausfleme
Middle English
Alternative forms
- salsefleume, sawsefleme, saulsfleume, sauce flewme, sauceflem, sauscefleume, salseflewme, salse fleume
Etymology
From Old French saussefleume; equivalent to sauce + flewme.
Pronunciation
Noun
sausfleme
- A purported disease caused by lechery and gluttony and causing boils and reddening of the skin.
- Saline matter expelled from the mouth, such as sputum, spit, or mucus.
References
- “saucefleume (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-09.
Adjective
sausfleme
- The state of being affected by or showing symptoms of this disease.
References
- “saucefleume (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-09.