sausfleme

Middle English

Alternative forms

salsefleume, sawsefleme, saulsfleume, sauce flewme, sauceflem, sauscefleume, salseflewme, salse fleume

Etymology

From Old French saussefleume; equivalent to sauce +‎ flewme.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsau̯s(ə)flɛu̯m(ə)/, /ˈsau̯s(ə)flɛːm(ə)/

Noun

sausfleme

A purported disease caused by lechery and gluttony and causing boils and reddening of the skin.
Saline matter expelled from the mouth, such as sputum, spit, or mucus.

References

“saucefleume (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-09.

Adjective

sausfleme

The state of being affected by or showing symptoms of this disease.

References

“saucefleume (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-09.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.