blostma

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blōstmō, from Proto-Germanic *blōstmô (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-. Cognate with Old Norse blómstr.

Pronunciation

Noun

blōstma m

  1. flower, blossom
  2. blossom, bloom; blooming, flowering
    • Exeter Book, riddle 40
      Þēah þe līlie sīe beorht on blostman, iċ eom betere þonne hēo.
      Though a lily is bright in its bloom, I am better than it.

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative blōstma blōstman
accusative blōstman blōstman
genitive blōstman blōstmena
dative blōstman blōstmum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: blostme, blosme
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