blostma
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *blōstmô (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-. Cognate with Old Norse blómstr.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
blostma 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[edit]
Declension of blostma (weak)
Derived terms[edit]
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Descendants[edit]
- English: blossom
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