blome
See also: Blome and bløme
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old Norse blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.
Alternative forms
- blom
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bloːm/
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
Derived terms
- blomen
Descendants
- English: bloom
- Scots: blume, blum, bluim, bleem, blome
References
- “blọ̄m, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-14.
Etymology 2
From Old English blōma (“lump of metal, mass”), possibly a specialised sense of blōma (“flower”); in that case, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.
Alternative forms
- blume
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbloːm(ə)/
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
Derived terms
- blomer, blomere — A maker of iron blooms, an ironsmelter
Descendants
- English: bloom
References
- “blọ̄me, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-14.
Etymology 3
From blome (noun).
Verb
blome
- 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
- blom
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.
- Solsikka er ein vakker blom.
- bloom (the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open)
- Kirsebærtrea står i blom.
- The cherry trees are in bloom.
- Kirsebærtrea står i blom.
Synonyms
- blomster
Derived terms
- stemorsblome
Etymology 2
From Old Norse blóma.
Alternative forms
- bloma (a infinitive)
Verb
blome (present tense blomar, past tense bloma, past participle bloma, passive infinitive blomast, present participle blomande, imperative blome/blom)
- to bloom, blossom, flower
Synonyms
- bløma, bløme
- blomstra, blomstre
References
- “blome” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish
Alternative forms
- blōma
Etymology
From Old Norse blómi, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.
Noun
blōme m
- flower
- offspring
Declension
Declension of blōme (an-stem)
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 |
Descendants
- Swedish: blomma