flawmen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• flaumen, fflaumen, flammen, flawme, flaume, flambe, flaumbe, flame

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French flamber, flammer; equivalent to flawme +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflau̯m(b)ən/, /ˈflam(b)ən/, /ˈflaːmən/

Verb

flawmen

1. To produce or release flames; to flame or be alight.
2. To produce or release bright light; to glimmer or sheen.
3. To stoke or incite feelings or beliefs; to motivate.
4. (rare) To coat food in a basting, rub, or glaze.
5. (rare) To emit, release, or produce sparkling or embers.
6. (rare) To emit or release a smell, scent, or stench.
7. (rare, theology) To release light or brightness onto someone.

Conjugation

Conjugation of flawmen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) flawmen, flawme
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	flawme	flawmed
2nd-person singular	flawmest	flawmedest
3rd-person singular	flawmeth	flawmed
subjunctive singular	flawme
imperative singular		—
plural1	flawmen, flawme	flawmeden, flawmede
imperative plural	flawmeth, flawme	—
participles	flawmynge, flawmende	flawmed, yflawmed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: flame
• Scots: flam

References

• “flaumen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-12.