blosme

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English blostma, from Proto-West Germanic *blōstmō, from Proto-Germanic *blōstmô. ==== Alternative forms ==== blossem blosstme, blostme (Early Middle English) blosom, blossom, blossome, blossum (Late Middle English) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈblɔsm(ə)/, /ˈblɔsəm/ ==== Noun ==== blosme (plural blosmes or blosmen) A flower or blossom (that is blooming). (figurative) An outstanding or unparalleled thing. (figurative) The immediate descendant or progeny of something. (rare) A bough adorned with shoots. ===== Related terms ===== blosmen blosmy ===== Descendants ===== English: blossom Scots: blossom ===== References ===== “blosme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 25 June 2019. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== blosme alternative form of blosmen