From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Etymology 1
[en] From [en], [enm], from [en], [fro], probably via a [en] source (compare
[osx], [goh], [goh], [ang]), borrowed from [en], [la], from [en], [la], from
[en]. Compare [fr], [nl], [de], [da]. [en].
**** Alternative forms
- [en] [archaic]
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. A sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.
2. * 1831-1850 , [William Youatt] , _On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse_
3. *: A bloodstick - a piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead — is used to strike the FLEAM into the vein
***** Hypernyms
- [sharp instrument] [en]
***** Derived terms
{{col|en|fleam saw |fleam tooth |fleamy }}
***** Translations
[medical instrument]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Greek: [el]
- Ottoman Turkish: [ota] , [ota]
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*** Etymology 2
[en] From [en], [enm], probably from [en], from [en], from [en]. Cognate with
[nn].
**** Alternative forms
- [en]
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] The watercourse or runoff from a mill ; millstream
2. [en] A large trench or gully cut into a meadow in order to drain it
***** Related terms
- [en]
- [en]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
** Latin
*** Verb
[la]
1. [la]
** Middle English
*** Noun
[enm]
1. [enm] [enm]
** Old English
*** Etymology
From [ang].
*** Pronunciation
- [flēam]
*** Noun
[head=flēam]
1. escape , flight
2. * {"content": "''", "type": "DELIM", "wikinode": "WikiDelimNode"} Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church (see https://books.google.com/books?id=m2hVAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA512#v=onepage&q&f=false)
3. *: [ang]
**** Declension
[flēam]
**** Derived terms
- [ang]
- [ang]
**** Descendants
- [enm]