Middle English Dictionary Entry

flẹ̄men v.(1)
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Entry Info

Forms flẹ̄men v.(1) Also vlemen, fleomen, flæmen. Forms: p. flẹ̄̆mde; ppl. i)flẹ̄̆med, flemmed.
Etymology A ge)flēman, WS ge)flīeman, ge)flȳman.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) To expel, banish, exile, outlaw; -- often with from, of, out, out of; (b) flemed man, an exile, an outlaw; (c) to disgrace (someone); to condemn; ppl. flemed, disgraced, condemned, destitute of resource.
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2.
To put to flight; drive away or out.
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3.
(a) To drive out (an evil spirit); to banish (good faith, discretion, vice, etc.); (b) to reject (an agreement, terms).
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4.
(a) To go into exile; ?also refl.; (b) to flee; be dispelled; (c) refl. to escape.
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