"glum" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɡlʌm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glum.wav Forms: glummer [comparative], glummest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌm Etymology: Probably from Middle Low German glum (“glum”), related to German dialectal glumm (“gloomy, troubled, turbid”). More at gloomy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gml|glum||glum}} Middle Low German glum (“glum”), {{cog|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} glum (comparative glummer, superlative glummest)
  1. Despondent; moody; sullen. Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: cheerless, sullen Translations (despondent): навъсен (navǎsen) (Bulgarian), намръщен (namrǎšten) (Bulgarian), zasmušilý (Czech), zachmuřený (Czech), rozmrzelý (Czech), sip (Dutch), synkkä (Finnish), vakava (Finnish), juro (Finnish), morose (French), bedrückt (German), niedergeschlagen (German), verdrießlich (German), trist (German), mürrisch (German), deprimiert (German), trostlos (German), dunkel (German), missmutig (German), rosszkedvű (Hungarian), mogorva (Hungarian), komor (Hungarian), morcos (Hungarian), morózus (Hungarian), savanyú (Hungarian), borús (Hungarian), púiceach (Irish), púiciúil (Irish), 침울(沈鬱)하다 (chimulhada) (Korean), poururu (Maori), ponseux (Norman), tungsindig (Norwegian), печальный (pečalʹnyj) (Russian), gruamach (Scottish Gaelic), decaído [masculine] (Spanish), taciturno [masculine] (Spanish), morugo [masculine] (Spanish), abatido (Spanish), dyster (Swedish), trumpen (Swedish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡlʌm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glum.wav
Rhymes: -ʌm Etymology: From Middle English glomen, glommen, glomben, gloumben (“to frown, look sullen”), from *glom (“gloom”). More at gloom. The noun is from Middle English glome, from the verb. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|glomen}} Middle English glomen, {{inh|en|enm|glome}} Middle English glome Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} glum (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) sullenness Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-glum-en-noun-d2iFobvf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 29 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 40 38 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 38 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɡlʌm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glum.wav Forms: glums [present, singular, third-person], glumming [participle, present], glummed [participle, past], glummed [past]
Rhymes: -ʌm Etymology: From Middle English glomen, glommen, glomben, gloumben (“to frown, look sullen”), from *glom (“gloom”). More at gloom. The noun is from Middle English glome, from the verb. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|glomen}} Middle English glomen, {{inh|en|enm|glome}} Middle English glome Head templates: {{en-verb}} glum (third-person singular simple present glums, present participle glumming, simple past and past participle glummed)
  1. (obsolete) To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-glum-en-verb-whwNyRsj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 29 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 40 38 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 38 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Swedish]

Head templates: {{head|sv|verb}} glum
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) Deliberate misspelling of glömde (“forgot”); forgor Tags: Internet, alt-of, deliberate, humorous, misspelling Alternative form of: glömde (extra: (“forgot”); forgor)
    Sense id: en-glum-sv-verb-OwL9DN1P Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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