Old English · adverb
flocmælum
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈflokˌmæː.lum/
- Syllables
- ˈflok · ˌmæː · lum (3 syllables)
Meaning
in flocks, (figuratively) in droves
Culfran sind swīðe unsċeþþiġe fuglas and bilewite, and hīe lufiaþ ānnesse and flēogaþ him flocmǣlum.
Pigeons are very gentle and innocent birds, and they love unity and travel in flocks.
c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Purification of St. Mary"
Etymology
From flocc + -mǣlum.
Descendants
flockmeal
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