"roum" meaning in Middle English

See roum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈruːm/ Forms: roumes [plural], rom [alternative], roume [alternative], rum [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *rūm Old English rūm Middle English roum Inherited from Old English rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:rūm<id:space>|id=space|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *rūm Old English rūm Middle English roum, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|rūm|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English rūm, {{inh+|enm|ang|rūm}} Inherited from Old English rūm, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*rūm}} Proto-West Germanic *rūm, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*rūmą}} Proto-Germanic *rūmą Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} roum, {{enm-noun|roumes}} roum (plural roumes)
  1. A space or area.
    Sense id: en-roum-enm-noun-OnF5AlrW
  2. A room.
    Sense id: en-roum-enm-noun-MVMmA1M4 Categories (other): Rooms Disambiguation of Rooms: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: rymthe

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "lang_code": "kw",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "roum"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "room"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "rowm"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "roum"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "ang:rūm<id:space>",
        "id": "space",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-West Germanic *rūm\nOld English rūm\nMiddle English roum",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "rūm",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old English rūm",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "rūm"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old English rūm",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*rūm"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *rūm",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*rūmą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *rūmą",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-West Germanic *rūm\nOld English rūm\nMiddle English roum\nInherited from Old English rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "roumes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rom",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "roume",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rum",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "roum",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "roumes"
      },
      "expansion": "roum (plural roumes)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "rymthe"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A space or area."
      ],
      "id": "en-roum-enm-noun-OnF5AlrW",
      "links": [
        [
          "space",
          "space"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Rooms",
          "orig": "enm:Rooms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A room."
      ],
      "id": "en-roum-enm-noun-MVMmA1M4",
      "links": [
        [
          "room",
          "room"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈruːm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "roum"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English entries referencing etymons with mismatched IDs",
    "Middle English entries with etymology trees",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymology trees",
    "enm:Rooms"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "lang_code": "kw",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "roum"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "room"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "rowm"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "roum"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "enm",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "ang:rūm<id:space>",
        "id": "space",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-West Germanic *rūm\nOld English rūm\nMiddle English roum",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "rūm",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old English rūm",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "rūm"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old English rūm",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*rūm"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *rūm",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*rūmą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *rūmą",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-West Germanic *rūm\nOld English rūm\nMiddle English roum\nInherited from Old English rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "roumes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rom",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "roume",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rum",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "roum",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "roumes"
      },
      "expansion": "roum (plural roumes)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "rymthe"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A space or area."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "space",
          "space"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A room."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "room",
          "room"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈruːm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "roum"
}

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