"elm" meaning in Old English

See elm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /elm/, [eɫm]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *elm, from Proto-Germanic *elmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*elm}} Proto-West Germanic *elm, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*elmaz}} Proto-Germanic *elmaz, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*h₁élem|t=mountain elm}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} elm m, {{ang-noun|m}} elm m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|elm}}, {{ang-decl-noun|elm|elmas|elm|elmas|elmes|elma|elme|elmum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], elm [nominative, singular], elmas [nominative, plural], elm [accusative, singular], elmas [accusative, plural], elmes [genitive, singular], elma [genitive, plural], elme [dative, singular], elmum [dative, plural]
  1. elm tree Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Rosales order plants, Trees
    Sense id: en-elm-ang-noun-YcVYv~DS Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for elm meaning in Old English (3.0kB)

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          "name": "desctree"
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