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flamesche (1212)
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The form falemesche is a cross reference to the following entry:

flamesche (1212)

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falemesche;  felemesche;  flammecche;  (folameche  TLL i 149)  
  FEW:  falawiska 15/ii,97a / falawiska 3,376b Gdf:  flamesche 4,22a GdfC:  flamesche 9,624b TL: flamesche 3,1905 DEAF:  flamesche F598 DMF:  flammèche  TLF:  flammèche  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1small flame: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  De une chandelie ke fu arse La flamesche virent esparse  S Audree1 2715
♦spark: 
( MS: s.xiii )  favilla: felemesche  TLL i 148
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Attirez le feu, si vient l'eveske. Ore agardez, beau duce frere, Ne averez tost bele [c]here. Gardez vos dras des flammecches (M.E. huysseles)  BIBB ROTH (G) 1019
2ember, glowing ash: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  S'arstrent tot quanq'is i trovoient En poudre, en falemesche, en cendre  Dial Greg SATF 11049
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  nule rien fu remis de lour cors ke il ne fuissent tut ars e bruillez e nulle rien fu remis de lour cors ke il ne fuissent tut ars fors soulement la falemesche de lour vestures  Ancren2 108.21
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