Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1923-1925
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FLAM, n.3, v.2 Also flaum, flaam. Sc. variants of Eng. flame.
I. n. A flare, glare or reflection of light.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.:
Thon burnin' Zeppelin made a grand flam' i' the lift.Rxb. 1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes 19:
Een as the flaam o the waather-gleam skails afore'd the cluds threh an owrecuissen lift.
II. v. 1. In ppl.adj. flaumin, †"flaming, exerting, etc." (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 205); ‡in a hurry (Gall. 1934).
†2. "To fly out and in; used with respect to any cutaneous eruption, when inconstant as to its appearance" (n.Sc. 1808 Jam.). Cf. sim. use of Eng. flare.
[See note to Flamb.]
