gaum

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːm

Etymology 1

From Middle English (dialectal) gome, from Old Norse gaumr, gaum (“heed, attention”), from Proto-Germanic *gaumō (“attention”).

Alternative forms

• gome, gorm

Noun

gaum (plural gaums)

1. (dialectal, UK) attention, understanding

Etymology 2

From Middle English *gomen, from the noun. See above.

Alternative forms

• goam (Scotland)

Verb

gaum (third-person singular simple present gaums, present participle gauming, simple past and past participle gaumed)

1. (dialectal) To understand; distinguish; consider
2. (dialectal, transitive) To pay attention to; take note of; notice
3. (dialectal) To fear
4. (dialectal, Northern England) To handle improperly
5. (dialectal) To smear; maul

Derived terms

• gaumed
• gaumless
• gaumy

Anagrams

• Guam, GUAM
• MUGA

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse gaumr.

Noun

gaum m (definite singular gaumen; indefinite plural gaumar; definite plural gaumane)

1. attention

   Gje gaum!

   Pay attention!

Synonyms

• åtgaum
• merksemd

References

• “gaum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.