"elm" meaning in Middle English

See elm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛlm/ Forms: elmes [plural], alme [alternative], elme [alternative], helm [alternative], ulme [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English elm, from Proto-West Germanic *elm, from Proto-Germanic *elmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”). For the variant ulme, compare Old English ulmtrēow. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|elm|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English elm, {{inh+|enm|ang|elm}} Inherited from Old English elm, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*elm}} Proto-West Germanic *elm, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*elmaz}} Proto-Germanic *elmaz, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*h₁élem|t=mountain elm}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”), {{cog|ang|ulmtrēow}} Old English ulmtrēow Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} elm, {{enm-noun|elmes}} elm (plural elmes)
  1. elm tree Categories (lifeform): Rosales order plants, Trees
    Sense id: en-elm-enm-noun-YcVYv~DS Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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