Middle English Dictionary Entry
flēm n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | flēm n.(1) Also flæm, fleom, vlem. |
| Etymology | OE flēam. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Fleeing, flight; bringen of (on) ~, turnen in ~, to put to flight; astellen, maken, nimen, taken ~, setten (turnen) to ~, to take to flight, flee; (b) ben on fleme, be in exile.
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)577 : Monie þar fuhten, Monie flæm makeden, Monie þar feollen.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)2481 : Þa quike men atflowen & muchel fleam [Otho: fleom] makeden.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)7547 : He þa feondliche turnde to flæme.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)8857 : Inne þine fehte he nam flem [Otho: fleom].
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)12584 : Adun of þan walle iwenden heo alle & setten to fleme.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)23515 : Hærde here-kempen..smiten uppen Frolle..and brohten hine of fleme [Otho: on fleome].
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)24070 : Ofte he ulem makede.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)27060 : Þæ astalden þer flem.
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)88.23 : Tonne sal i in fleme [L in fugam convertam] him hatand.
- c1400(?a1300) *KAlex.(LdMisc 622)4327 : Ac everyche aȝein shulde Reme, Als hij hadden taken fleme.
b
- a1200(?OE) Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)149 : We ben here alle on fleme, Ac ure erd is on heuene.