flewme
Middle English
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editEtymology
editFrom Old French fleume, from Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma). For the change of /ɛu̯/ to /ɛː/ before /m/, compare rewme.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editflewme (plural flewmes)
- Phlegm as one of the four cardinal humours believed to influence health and mood.
- Phlegm, sputum or a similar mucous substance; material coughed up.
- A phlegmatic feeling or something that induces or causes it.
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editReferences
edit- “fleume, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-09.
See also
edit- humour
- (four humours) flewme, coler, malencolie, sanguine [edit]
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