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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsau̯s(ə)flɛu̯m(ə)/, /ˈsau̯s(ə)flɛːm(ə)/

Noun

sausfleme

1. A purported disease caused by lechery and gluttony and causing boils and reddening of the skin.
2. 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

1. 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.