fleme

transitive verb

ˈflēm

-ed/-ing/-s

archaic, chiefly Scottish

: to drive away : banish

Word History

Etymology

Middle English flemen, from Old English flēman, flȳman, from flēam flight; akin to Old English flēon to flee

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