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Fleming, Flemyng, n. Also: Flam(m)yng, Flemeing, -ying, Flemyn(e, Fleaming, Fleeming, -yng, Flemming. [ME. Flemyng, late OE. Flæming, ON. Flæmingr, MDu. Vlaming.]

1. A native of Flanders; a Fleming. 1359 Exch. R. I. 602.
[Unius Flammyngi de Flandria 1365 Rot. Scotiæ 893/1.
David Flemyng, militem de Scotia 1366 Reg. Great S. (1814) 51/2.]
Quondam Malcolmus Flamyng, comes de Vygtonia 1375 Barb. iv. 240.
A were … betuix France and the Flemynnis fell Ib. xvii. 239.
Johne Crab, a Flemyne [E. Flemyng] 1515 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 156.
The said Flemyngis alledgit … that the bill gevin vpoun thame was nocht of veritie Ib.
The Flemynis and strangearis 1547 Corr. M. Lorraine 190.
I am informyt that thair is ane Spanyert send in Flanderis to bring Flemyngis in our contrar 1587 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 436.
The foure Flemyngs, clengeours and cureris of the pest 1612 Melrose P. 89.
Concerning that priviledge by the Fleaming petitioned to make brinston, vitreale, and allome 1626 Garden Worthies 131.
Sir James Stewart … was by the Fleemings taken, and in Flanders died

b. Attrib. with barge, lauch, schip, wobster. 1357 1st Rep. Hist. MSS. 121.
Cum omnibus rectitudinibus … una cum lege Fleminga que dicitur Fleming lauch 1544 Corr. M. Lorraine 92.
Thair is ane Flemyng schip … tane be Franchemen a 1568 Sempill Sat. P. xlvi. 1.
I haif a littill Fleming berge 1593–4 Misc. Spald. C. V. 57.
At the bying … of the Fleming schip with salt, hoip, and enȝeounis 1588 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 518.
The twa Flemyng wobsters dwelland within this burgh 1600 Ib. V. 287.
The intertenement at bed and buird of the sevin Flemyng wobsters

2. A make of woollen cloth. 1601 Conv. Burghs II. 108.
Braid claithe and flemmings, freises, grogranis, and vther stuffis, sic as ar maid in Flanders of Scottis woll