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flem

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Latin

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Verb

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flem

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of flō

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old English flēam, from Proto-West Germanic *flaum, from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz, from Proto-Indo-European *plew-.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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flem

  1. A watercourse, channel, or its flow.
  2. (poetic) The act of fleeing; flight, escape.
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Descendants
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  • English: fleam (dialectal)
  • Scots: fleem
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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flem

  1. Alternative form of flemen

Romansch

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Noun

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flem m (plural flems) (Sutsilvan, Surmiran)

  1. Alternative form of flum (river)