blosme
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English blostma, from Proto-Germanic *blōstmô.
Alternative forms
- blostme, blosstme, blossom, blossome, blosom, blossum, blossem
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblɔsm(ə)/, /ˈblɔsəm/
Noun
blosme (plural blosmes or blosmen)
- A flower or blossom (that is blooming).
- (figurative) An outstanding or unparalleled thing.
- (figurative) The immediate descendant or progeny of something.
- (rare) A bough adorned with shoots.
Related terms
- blosmen
- blosmy
Descendants
- English: blossom
- Scots: blossom
References
- “blosme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-25.
Verb
blosme
- Alternative form of blosmen