blosme

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English blostma, from Proto-West Germanic *blōstmō, from Proto-Germanic *blōstmô.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɔsm(ə)/, /ˈblɔsəm/

Noun

blosme (plural blosmes or blosmen)

  1. A flower or blossom (that is blooming).
  2. (figurative) An outstanding or unparalleled thing.
  3. (figurative) The immediate descendant or progeny of something.
  4. (rare) A bough adorned with shoots.
Descendants
  • English: blossom
  • Scots: blossom
References

Etymology 2

Verb

blosme

  1. alternative form of blosmen
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