flawme

Middle English

/ˈflau̯m(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • A flame; a visible tongue of gas and vapour forming part of a fire.
  • Fire in the abstract or an individual instance of fire
  • Intensity of belief or passion; the magnitude of one's emotional output.
  • A kind of flowering plant with fiery-coloured petals.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French flame derived from Latin flamma (flame, fire) derived from Proto-Italic *flagmā.

Origin

Proto-Italic

*flagmā

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