gorm.
To gawk; to stare or gape.
Meaning & usage
To gawk; to stare or gape.
Where this word comes from
A variant of gaum, from Middle English gome, from Old Norse gaumr, from Proto-Germanic *gaumō; compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaumjan, “observe”), and see gaum for more. The -r- was not originally pronounced but was a device used by non-rhotic dialects of English to indicate vowel length or quality (compare Burma, Myanmar, and juggernaut).
To devour; to wolf down (food).
Where this word comes from
From gormandize/gormandise.
To make a mess of.
Where this word comes from
Supposed by some to be related to gormless and/or gorming, and by others to be related to gorm (“smear”) (itself probably related to gum (“make sticky; impair the functioning of”)).
Alternative form of gaum (“to smear”).
Where this word comes from
A variant of gaum (itself likely a variant of gum), with the ‘r’ being a vowel-lengthening device common in non-rhotic dialects of English.
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