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Old English
Etymology
From flocc + -mǣlum.
Pronunciation
Adverb
flocmǣlum
- in flocks, (figuratively) in droves
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Purification of St. Mary"
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.
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