"blome" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbloːm(ə)/, /blyːm/ [Northern] Forms: blomes [plural], blom [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. The final vowel is from the Old Norse oblique cases or Etymology 2. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|bloom}}, {{bor|enm|non|blóm}} Old Norse blóm, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*blōmô}} Proto-Germanic *blōmô Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} blome, {{enm-noun|blomes}} blome (plural blomes)
  1. A bloom; the flower of a plant.
    Sense id: en-blome-enm-noun-F5685Ein Categories (other): Metals Disambiguation of Metals: 11 25 9 17 25 13
  2. Blooming; blossoming; the process where flowers appear.
    Sense id: en-blome-enm-noun-UR95TS5H Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Metals Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 18 26 30 9 7 Disambiguation of Metals: 11 25 9 17 25 13
  3. The state of being first-ranked or of first priority.
    Sense id: en-blome-enm-noun-zH4vgpqn Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 18 26 30 9 7
  4. (rare) An appellation for Jesus Christ, among other religious figures Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-blome-enm-noun-Onam2ul6 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Old Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Christianity, Metals Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 18 26 30 9 7 Disambiguation of Old Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 28 40 11 2 0 3 3 0 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 6 24 40 8 4 1 4 5 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 4 32 41 10 3 1 3 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Christianity: 2 2 3 90 2 1 Disambiguation of Metals: 11 25 9 17 25 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blomen
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbloːm(ə)/, /blyːm/ [Northern] Forms: blomes [plural], blume [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English blōma (“lump of metal, mass”), possibly a specialised sense of blōma (“flower”); in that case, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|chunk of iron}}, {{inh|enm|ang|blōma||lump of metal, mass}} Old English blōma (“lump of metal, mass”), {{der|enm|gem-pro|*blōmô}} Proto-Germanic *blōmô Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} blome, {{enm-noun|blomes}} blome (plural blomes)
  1. A lump of metal; a squared mass of metal (especially smelted or wrought iron) of roughly standard weight; a bloomery Derived forms: blomer, blomere (english: A maker of iron blooms), an ironsmelter
    Sense id: en-blome-enm-noun-ce0g00hr Categories (other): Metals Disambiguation of Metals: 11 25 9 17 25 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈbloːm(ə)/, /blyːm/ [Northern]
Etymology: From blome (noun). Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} blome
  1. alternative form of blomen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: blomen
    Sense id: en-blome-enm-verb-styWeAr9 Categories (other): Metals Disambiguation of Metals: 11 25 9 17 25 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbloːm(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/blyːm/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "blome"
}

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