gelome

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Middle English[edit]

Adverb[edit]

gelome

  1. Alternative form of ilome

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *ga- + Proto-Germanic *lōma (adverb), from Proto-Germanic *lōmiz, *lōmijaz (“lame, halt”, adjective), from Proto-Indo-European *lem- (“to break, soften”). Compare Old High German giluomo, kilōmo (“often, frequently”), Old English lama (“lame”). See lame. Compare loom. Composed as if from ġe- +‎ lōme.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ġelōme

  1. frequently, often

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: ilome
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