botme

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English botm, bodan, from Proto-Germanic *butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔtəm/, /ˈbɔðəm/

Noun

botme (uncountable)

  1. The lowest section of something; the bottom, especially of water:
    1. The bottom portion of a ship's hull, or the line of wood running along it.
    2. A dell or valley; a indentation in the land.
    3. The bottom of a depression or hole; the extreme reaches of an organ.
  2. (rare) That which yarn is wound around.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: bottom, botton
    • French: bottom
  • Scots: boddem, boddum, boddam, boddom, bottome
  • Yola: bothom

References

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