blome
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbloːm(ə)/
- (Northern) IPA(key): /blyːm/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. The final vowel is from the Old Norse oblique cases or Etymology 2.
Alternative forms
Noun
blome (plural blomes)
- A bloom; the flower of a plant.
- Blooming; blossoming; the process where flowers appear.
- The state of being first-ranked or of first priority.
- (rare) An appellation for Jesus Christ, among other religious figures
Derived terms
References
- “blọ̄m, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-14.
Etymology 2
From Old English blōma (“lump of metal, mass”), possibly a specialised sense of blōma (“flower”); in that case, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.
Alternative forms
Noun
blome (plural blomes)
- A lump of metal; a squared mass of metal (especially smelted or wrought iron) of roughly standard weight; a bloomery
- Mony fyndes...casten blomes of brennynge yerne ynto þe see. — A Collection of Homilies by Johannes Mirkus, 1500
- ... a contract for supplying wood and ore for iron "blomes" at Kirskill near Otley, ... — Samuel Smile, "Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers", 1863
Descendants
- English: bloom
References
- “blọ̄me, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-14.
Etymology 3
From blome (noun).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²bluːmə/
Alternative forms
Synonyms
Derived terms
Alternative forms
- bloma (a infinitive)
Verb
blome (present tense blomar, past tense bloma, past participle bloma, passive infinitive blomast, present participle blomande, imperative blome/blom)
References
- “blome” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse blómi, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.
Declension
Descendants
- Swedish: blomma
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