blostma
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *blōstmō, from Proto-Germanic *blōstmô (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-. Cognate with Old Norse blómstr.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]blōstma m
- flower, blossom
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- Iċ ġeseah þone fæġerostan feld fulne grōwendra blostmena.
- I saw the most beautiful field full of growing flowers.
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- blossom, bloom; blooming, flowering
- Exeter Book, riddle 40
- Þēah þe līlie sīe beorht on blostman, iċ eom betere þonne hēo.
- Though a lily is bright in its bloom, I am better than it.
- Exeter Book, riddle 40
Declension
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