grome

Italian

Noun

grome f

1. plural of groma

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• grom, grume

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Middle Dutch grom, Old Norse grómr, gromr, and Old French gromme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡroːm(ə)/, /ˈɡrɔːm(ə)/

Noun

grome (plural gromes)

1. A male child of any age (ranging from infancy to the start of adulthood).
2. One's assistant or servant; an underling, especially one in the homes of the nobility.
3. A male person, especially a commoner or one who isn't noble-born.

Descendants

• English: groom
• Scots: greem

References

• “grọ̄m (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-10.