Plural of fame, or third-person singular verb form meaning to make famous or spread the reputation of someone.
As a noun plural, from 'fame.' As a verb form, from Latin 'famāre,' meaning 'to speak of' or 'to make famous.'
The verb form 'fames' is virtually extinct in modern English, but it shows how Latin verbs were incorporated into Middle English—though we'd now say 'makes famous' instead!
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