trome

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish trom, from Proto-Celtic *trummos (compare Welsh trwm).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪roːm/, [t̪roᵇm]

Adjective

trome (plural tromey, comparative trimmey)

  1. heavy, substantial, dense
  2. difficult
  3. emphatic
  4. intense
  5. pregnant

Derived terms

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
tromehromedrome
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English truma,[1] possibly from trum (“firm, strong; stable, steadfast”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtrum(ə)/, /ˈtroːm(ə)/

Noun

trome

  1. A group of soldiers; a battalion.
  2. A group of people; a band.

References
  1. “trume, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. Compare “† trume | trome, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2021.
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