"Sodome" meaning in Middle English

See Sodome in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /sɔˈdɔm(ə)/, /ˈsɔdɔm(ə)/ Forms: sodom [alternative], sodome [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French Sodome and Old English Sodoma, from Late Latin Sodoma, from Ancient Greek Σόδομα (Sódoma). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|Sodome}} Old French Sodome, {{inh|enm|ang|Sodoma}} Old English Sodoma, {{der|enm|la-lat|Sodoma}} Late Latin Sodoma, {{der|enm|grc|Σόδομα}} Ancient Greek Σόδομα (Sódoma) Head templates: {{head|enm|proper noun||{{{1}}}||{{{gen}}}|||head=}} Sodome, {{enm-proper noun}} Sodome
  1. Sodom (ancient Biblical city in Canaan, destroyed due to its sinfulness) Related terms: sodomie, sodomyte

Alternative forms

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