"fom" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /fɔːm/, /faːm/ [Northern] Forms: fomes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːm Etymology: From Old English fām, from Proto-West Germanic *faim, from Proto-Germanic *faimaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|fām}} Old English fām, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*faim}} Proto-West Germanic *faim, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*faimaz}} Proto-Germanic *faimaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fom, {{enm-noun|fomes}} fom (plural fomes)
  1. foam (layer of bubbles associated with the sea)
    Sense id: en-fom-enm-noun-f~nAEAfv
  2. Upward-floating detritus; dregs, residue.
    Sense id: en-fom-enm-noun-N9v1UWQu Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 49 2 32
  3. The ocean (a large, open body of water)
    Sense id: en-fom-enm-noun-3nKvgqwd
  4. (rare) spit, slobber (liquid emitted from the mouth, used in medieval medicine) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fom-enm-noun-pUA-QzAS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fam, fome, foom, foome Derived forms: fomen, fomy, fomynge

Alternative forms

Download JSONL data for fom meaning in Middle English (2.6kB)

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      "text": "→ Faroese: fómur"
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      "ipa": "/fɔːm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːm/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
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    "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",
    "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Middle English/ɔːm",
    "Rhymes:Middle English/ɔːm/1 syllable"
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      ],
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    },
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      ],
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      ],
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        ]
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    },
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      "ipa": "/fɔːm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːm/",
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        "Northern"
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      "rhymes": "-ɔːm"
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      "word": "fam"
    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "foome"
    }
  ],
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}

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