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Middle English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. The final vowel is from the Old Norse oblique cases or Etymology 2.
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Noun
blome (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
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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)
- 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
- Alternative form of blomen
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse blómi, blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. Akin to English bloom.
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Noun
blome 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.
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse blóma.
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Verb
blome (present tense blomar, past tense bloma, past participle bloma, passive infinitive blomast, present participle blomande, imperative blome/blom)
- to bloom, blossom, flower
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Old Swedish
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Etymology
From Old Norse blómi, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.
Noun
blōme m
- flower
- offspring
Declension
Declension of blōme (an-stem)
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