"lome" meaning in Middle English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈloːm(ə)/ Forms: lomer [comparative], loome [alternative]
Rhymes: -oːm(ə) Etymology: From Old English lōme, from earlier ġelōme, from Proto-Germanic *galōma, from Proto-Germanic *galōmiz. Compare ilome. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|lōme}} Old English lōme, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*galōma}} Proto-Germanic *galōma, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*galōmiz}} Proto-Germanic *galōmiz Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb|comparative|lomer|||head=}} lome (comparative lomer), {{enm-adv|lomer|}} lome (comparative lomer)
  1. usually, commonly.
    Sense id: en-lome-enm-adv-enm:often
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈloːm(ə)/ Forms: lomes [plural], lomen [plural], loome [alternative], leome [alternative], lume [alternative], lombe [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English lōma, of unknown origin. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|lōma}} Old English lōma Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lome, {{enm-noun|lomes|pl2=lomen}} lome (plural lomes or lomen)
  1. A machine, device, or instrument.
    Sense id: en-lome-enm-noun-enm:loom
  2. A loom; a frame used for weaving or other weaving implement.
    Sense id: en-lome-enm-noun-0lwysO8q Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Tools, Weaving Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 0 3 20 25 3 24 3 3 20 Disambiguation of Tools: 0 6 28 14 6 17 6 6 18 Disambiguation of Weaving: 0 3 45 21 3 10 3 3 11
  3. A container or box where fluid is stored.
    Sense id: en-lome-enm-noun-dC4-GCa2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Containers Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 0 3 20 25 3 24 3 3 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 0 5 14 39 5 13 5 5 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 4 10 54 4 10 4 4 11 Disambiguation of Containers: 0 4 5 64 4 7 4 4 6
  4. (rare) A boat; a seafaring craft. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-lome-enm-noun-lCWl2WxM Categories (other): Watercraft Disambiguation of Watercraft: 0 0 0 7 60 33 0 0 0
  5. (rare) A grave; a casket. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-lome-enm-noun-cJo0FT9c Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Nautical Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 0 3 20 25 3 24 3 3 20 Disambiguation of Nautical: 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
  6. (rare) An instrument of war; an armament. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-lome-enm-noun-pqndyJ-O
  7. (rare, vulgar) A penis. Tags: rare, vulgar
    Sense id: en-lome-enm-noun-KFrQ904s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: weblome
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} lome
  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of leme Tags: Early-Middle-English, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: leme
    Sense id: en-lome-enm-noun-1Wc2ks-w Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 0 3 20 25 3 24 3 3 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun",
        "altform": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "lome",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "leme"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Early Middle English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of leme"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leme",
          "leme#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Early Middle English) Alternative form of leme"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lome"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (58c391d and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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