blome

See also: Blome and bløme

Middle English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbloːm(ə)/
  • IPA(key): /blyːm/ (Northern)

Etymology 1

    Probably borrowed from Old Norse blómi, blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. If this is from the variant blóm, the final vowel is from the Old Norse oblique cases or Etymology 2.

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    Noun

    blome (plural blomes)

    1. A blossom or bloom; the flower of a plant.
    2. Blossoming; the process where flowers appear.
    3. The best or most prominent of a group; the flower.
    4. (rare) An appellation for Jesus Christ, among other religious figures
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • English: bloom
    • Scots: blume, blum, bluim, bleem, blome
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    Etymology 2

      From Old English blōma (lump of metal, mass), possibly a specialised sense of blōma (flower); in that case, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.

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      Noun

      blome (plural blomes)

      1. 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
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      Etymology 3

      From blome (noun).

      Verb

      blome

      1. alternative form of blomen

      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /²bluːmə/

      Etymology 1

      From Old Norse blómi, blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. Akin to English bloom.

      Alternative forms

      Noun

      blome m (definite singular blomen, indefinite plural blomar, definite plural blomane)

      1. a flower
        Solsikka er ein vakker blom.
        The sunflower is a beautiful flower.
      2. bloom (the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open)
        Kirsebærtrea står i blom.
        The cherry trees are in bloom.
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      Etymology 2

      From Old Norse blóma.

      Alternative forms

      Verb

      blome (present tense blomar, past tense bloma, past participle bloma, passive infinitive blomast, present participle blomande, imperative blome/blom)

      1. to bloom, blossom, flower
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      Old Swedish

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From Old Norse blómi, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.

      Noun

      blōme m

      1. flower
      2. offspring

      Declension

      Declension of blōme (weak an-stem)
      masculine singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative blōme blōmen blōmar blōmarnir
      accusative blōma blōman blōma blōmana
      dative blōma blōmanom blōmom blōmonom
      genitive blōma blōmans blōma blōmanna

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