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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fame, n.¹ Also: faym. [Northern ME. fame, fam (midl. and southern fome), OE. fám.]

1. Foam. a1400 Leg. S. xxiv. 105.
A knaf chyld, Fare & quhyt, as vatir fame 1513 Doug. iii. viii. 58.
To brek the salt fame of the seys stour Ib. x. vi. 38.
Scho … Warpyt the men amyd the faym a1568 Bann. MS. 227 a/6.
So fair wes nevir fygour, no fame on flud so quhyt 15.. Clar. v. 2022.
The steidis wox all quhyte with fame and sweit

2. A foaming river or sea. a1400 Leg. S. xxix. 413.
He mocht ber but ane Of his barnis our that fame 1513 Doug. iii. iii. 92.
Skatterit widequhar our the fame ful oft War our schippis 1535 Stewart 658.
Slane on the land, or drownit in the fame Ib. 23484.
Tha … With greit triumph … passit to the fame 1549 Compl. 40/2.
Than i sat doune to see the flouyng of the fame 1560 Rolland Seven S. 7336.
My schip … Is alreddy now fleting on the fame