halm

See also: Halm

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔːm/

  • Audio (UK):

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• IPA^(key): /hɔm/
• Rhymes: -ɔːm

Noun

halm (countable and uncountable, plural halms)

1. (botany) Alternative spelling of haulm

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse halmr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halm/, [halˀm]

Noun

halm c (singular definite halmen, not used in plural form)

1. haulm, straw

Derived terms

• græshalm
• halmafbrænding
• halmballe
• halmbuk
• halmfyr
• halmhus
• halmknippe
• halmkrans
• halmloft
• halmmadras
• halmmåtte
• halmstak
• halmstrå
• halmvisk
• hvedehalm
• langhalm
• overskudshalm
• sengehalm

 

References

• “halm” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑlm

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Noun

halm m (plural halmen, diminutive halmpje n)

1. haulm, stalk, stem of grasses (including grain and reed)

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English healm, from Proto-West Germanic *halm, from Proto-Germanic *halmaz.

Alternative forms

• halme, healm, helme, holme

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halm/

Noun

halm (plural helmes)

1. The stalks remaining after cultivation; haulm, straw.
2. The grip or pole of a weapon.

Descendants

• English: haulm, halm, helm

References

• “halm, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.

Etymology 2

Noun

halm

1. Alternative form of helm

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse halmr.

Noun

halm m (definite singular halmen)

1. straw

Derived terms

• halmtak

References

• “halm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse halmr, from Proto-Germanic *halmaz.

Alternative forms

• hålm, hålm’e, håm’e, hæłm, alm (dialectal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑlm/, /hɑɽm/

Noun

halm m (definite singular halmen, uncountable)

1. (collective) straw

Derived terms

• halmhatt
• halmseng
• halmstrå
• halmtak
• helma
• helme
• marhalm

References

• “halm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse halmr.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

halm c

1. straw, haulm

Declension

Declension of halm
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	halm	halmen	—	—
Genitive	halms	halmens	—	—

Related terms

• halma
• halmbal
• halmbolster
• halmbädd
• halmfläta
• halmflätning
• halmfärgad
• halmgul
• halmhatt
• halmhylsa
• halmig
• halmkärve
• halmmadrass
• halmmatta
• halmpress
• halmrep
• halmsko
• halmslöjd
• halmstack
• Halmstad
• Halmstadsbo
• Halmstadslax
• halmstrå
• halmtak
• halmtäckning
• halmtäckt
• halmviska
• sänghalm
• ärthalm

 

References

• halm in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)