blome
Middle English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. The final vowel is from the Old Norse oblique cases or Etymology 2.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editblome (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
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “blọ̄m, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-14.
Etymology 2
editFrom Old English blōma (“lump of metal, mass”), possibly a specialised sense of blōma (“flower”); in that case, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editblome (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
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- English: bloom
References
edit- “blọ̄me, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-14.
Etymology 3
editFrom blome (noun).
Verb
editblome
- Alternative form of blomen
Norwegian Nynorsk
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse blómi, blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. Akin to English bloom.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editblome m (definite singular blomen, indefinite plural blomar, definite plural blomane)
- a flower
- Solsikka er ein vakker blom.
- The sunflower is a beautiful flower.
- bloom (the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open)
- Kirsebærtrea står i blom.
- The cherry trees are in bloom.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editEtymology 2
editAlternative forms
edit- bloma (a infinitive)
Verb
editblome (present tense blomar, past tense bloma, past participle bloma, passive infinitive blomast, present participle blomande, imperative blome/blom)
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “blome” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse blómi, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.
Noun
editblōme m
Declension
editDeclension of blōme (weak an-stem)
Descendants
edit- Swedish: blomma
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