gome

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English gome (“man”), from Old English guma (“man”), from Proto-West Germanic *gumō, from Proto-Germanic *gumô (“man”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ (“earthling”), shortened variant of *dʰǵʰm̥mō (“earthling”). Cognate to Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌼𐌰 (guma) and Latin homō. Doublet of hombre, homo, ombre, and omi. See also human. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʌm/ Rhymes: -ʌm Homophone: gum === Noun === gome (obsolete, Scotland, Northern England) A man. ==== Usage notes ==== The word gome survives only as part of the oral tradition in rural Scotland and Northern England. It is no longer used in common speech. ==== Related terms ==== bridegroom ==== References ==== DSL Chetham Miscellanies, Volume 2 DSL === Anagrams === geom., mego == Lombard == === Alternative forms === gomm, gumm, gom, gomi === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡom/, [ɡom], [ɡum] (Western dialects) IPA(key): /ˈɡome/, [ˈɡome] (Eastern dialects) IPA(key): /ˈɡome/, [ˈɡomi], [ˈɡumi] (Valtellinese) === Noun === gome plural of goma == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English guma, from Proto-West Germanic *gumō, from Proto-Germanic *gumô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ. ==== Alternative forms ==== gom, gomme, gone, goom, goome, gume ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɡoːm(ə)/, /ˈɡum(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== gome (plural gomes or gomen) A man; a male human being. A fighter or combatant; one who engages in battle. A young male; a child who is male. A person of any gender; a human being. (rare) A male hireling, assistant or underling (rare) A bridegroom; a male spouse. ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== bridegome ===== Descendants ===== English: gome Scots: gome ===== References ===== “gome”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “gǒme, gōme, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 October 2018. === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old English gōma, from Proto-West Germanic *gōmō, from Proto-Germanic *gōmô. ==== Alternative forms ==== gomme, goome, gume, gumme ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɡoːm(ə)/, /ˈɡum(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== gome (plural gomes or goman) (often in the plural) The flesh around the teeth; the gum. The interior of one's mouth; the palate or roof of the mouth. (rare, Late Middle English) One's teeth or jaws. ===== Descendants ===== English: gum (dialectal goom) Scots: goom, geem, gum ===== References ===== “gọ̄me, gom(m)e, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 October 2018. === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Old Norse gaumr, from Proto-Germanic *gaumaz. ==== Alternative forms ==== gom, goom ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡoːm/ ==== Noun ==== gome (uncountable) Regard, attention, gaum. ===== Descendants ===== English: gaum, gorm (dialectal) Scots: goam → English: gumption ===== References ===== “gọ̄me, n.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 October 2018. === Etymology 4 === ==== Noun ==== gome alternative form of gumme === Etymology 5 === ==== Noun ==== gome (Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire) alternative form of game == Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English gome, gume, from Old English guma (“man, lord, hero”), from Proto-Germanic *gumô (“man”). === Noun === gome (plural gomes) a man == Spanish == === Verb === gome inflection of gomar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Noun === gome class V (plural magome class VI) bark (of a tree) == Yola == === Etymology === From Middle English gon, igon, from Old English gān, ġegān. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɔːm/ === Verb === gome past participle of goe === References === Kathleen A. Browne (1927), “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎[1], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129