blome

See also: Blome and bløme

Middle English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbloːm(ə)/
• IPA^(key): /blyːm/ (Northern)

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Old Norse blómi, blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. If this is from the variant blóm, the final vowel is from the Old Norse oblique cases or Etymology 2.

Alternative forms

• blom

Noun

blome (plural blomes)

1. A blossom or bloom; the flower of a plant.
2. Blossoming; the process where flowers appear.
3. The best or most prominent of a group; the flower.
4. (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 14 July 2018.
• Dance, Richard; Pons-Sanz, Sara; Schorn, Brittany (2019), “blom n.”, in The Gersum Project ⁠‎, University of Cambridge, University of Cardiff, and the University of Sheffield.

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

Noun

blome (plural blomes)

1. 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 14 July 2018.

Etymology 3

From blome (noun).

Verb

blome

1. 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)

1. a flower

   Solsikka er ein vakker blom.

   The sunflower is a beautiful flower.

2. bloom (the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open)

   Kirsebærtrea står i blom.

   The cherry trees are in bloom.

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)

1. to bloom, blossom, flower

Synonyms

• bløma, bløme
• blomstra, blomstre

References

• “blome” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• blōma, ᛒᛚᚮᛘᚽ (Runic)

Etymology

From Old Norse blómi, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.

Noun

blōme m

1. flower
2. offspring

Declension

Declension of blōme (weak an-stem)

masculine	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