gumme
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
gumme (plural gummes)
- Obsolete form of gum (“sticky substance”).
- 1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 75:
- The gumme (Myrrhe) is given in Physick and medecines for woemens diseases.
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman gume, from Late Latin gumma, from Latin gummi, cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy, qmyt.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gumme (plural gummes)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “gǒmme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-10.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
gumme
- Alternative form of gome (“gum”)
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
gumme
- Alternative form of gummen
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
gumme m (definite singular gummen, indefinite plural gummar, definite plural gummane)
- A yellow-brownish Norwegian spread made from boiled milk, cream, sugar, and sometimes eggs.
See also[edit]
- gomme (Bokmål)
References[edit]
- “gumme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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- enm:Gums and resins
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