고름

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 고롬.

고름 • (goreum)

1. pus

• 피고름 (pigoreum, “bloody pus”)
• 고름잡히다 (goreumjaphida, “to fester, form pus”)

• 곪다 (gomda, “to fester, form pus”)

• 피 (pi, “blood”)

고름 • (goreum) (substantive of 고르다)

1. evenness, uniformity

고름 • (goreum) (substantive of 고르다)

1. picking, selection