Middle English Dictionary Entry

flawning(e ger.
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Entry Info

Forms flawning(e ger. Perhaps aberrant form of flawing(e.
Etymology Apparently from flawing, variant present participle of flēn v., but perhaps directly from the past participial stem flaw(e)n.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
Pathol. peeling or flaking of skin.
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