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Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish trom, from Proto-Celtic *trummos (compare Welsh trwm).
Pronunciation
Adjective
trome (plural tromey, comparative trimmey)
- heavy, substantial, dense
- difficult
- emphatic
- intense
- pregnant
Derived terms
Mutation
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English truma,[1] possibly from trum (“firm, strong; stable, steadfast”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtrum(ə)/, /ˈtroːm(ə)/
Noun
trome
- A group of soldiers; a battalion.
- A group of people; a band.
References
- ^ “trume, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- ^ Compare “† trume | trome, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2021.