"Rom" meaning in Old English

See Rom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /roːm/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gmw-pro|la|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*Rūmu}} Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Rōm|sort=}} Rōm f, {{ang-proper noun|g=f|head=Rōm}} Rōm f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|Rōm|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Rōm|Rōma,Rōme|Rōme|Rōma,Rōme|Rōme|Rōma|Rōme|Rōmum|num=sg|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: Rōm [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Rōm [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Rōme [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Rōme [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Rōme [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], Rūm [alternative]
  1. Rome (a major city in Italy) Categories (place): Cities in Italy, Places in Italy
    Sense id: en-Rom-ang-name-q3eV-z6b Categories (other): Rome
  2. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire) Tags: historical Derived forms: Rēmisċ, Rōmāna rīċe, Rōmāne, Rōmānisċ, Rōme burg, Rōmfeoh, Rōmġesċot, Rōmpenning, Rōmwaran, Rōmwealh
    Sense id: en-Rom-ang-name--2hWd2T8 Categories (other): Ancient Rome, Former polities, Pages with entries, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 8 1 0 6 5 1 1 3 0 0 0 8 1 0 6 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 6 0 6 7 6 6 1 0 6 1 0 6 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88
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