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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Flam(b, Flawm(e, v. Also: flavme, flame. [ME. flaumbe, flambe, OF. flamber, and flawme, flaume, flamme, OF. flammer.]

1. intr. To flame, to burn with flame. Also fig., to be bright like fire. 1375 Barb. xi. 192.
All the felde ves in ane leyme Vith baneris richt freschly flawmand Ib. 467.
So feill knychtis … All flawmand in to thair wedis c1420 Wynt. iv. 228.
His ger was flamand [C. flawmande] all at rycht c1450-2 Howlat 346.
Twa keyis our croce, … In a feild of asure flammit on fold c1475 Wall. viii. 768.
Arowis thai schot, … that flawmyt in gret ire Ib. ix. 1050.
With cruell strakis, that flawmyt fers as fyr a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 721.
As flude of Noye this fyre sall flavme our all c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxvii. 10.
This angellis … face as fyrflaucht flawmit 15.. Clar. iii. 1553.
His eine thay brint and flamit as ane gleid

2. tr. To baste. a1540 Freiris of Berw. 137.
To flawme [M. flame], and turne, and rost thame [sc. the capons] tenderly 1556 Lauder Off. Kings 460.
Euerie fatt souch fedis and flammis ane vther! a1598 Ferg. Prov. 6 b.
Everie man flames [1706 flamms] the fat sowes arse