taom.
attack (sudden onset of a disease)
Meaning & usage
attack (sudden onset of a disease)
fit, seizure (sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom; sudden attack or convulsion)
fit, seizure, paroxysm (sudden outburst of emotion), spasm (sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion)
bout (of an illness)
scrap, least particle
Where this word comes from
Uncertain; already in Middle Irish confused with teidhm and may have originated as a by-form of it.
to pour off (a liquid, especially water) to bail (out)
to pour off (a liquid, especially water) to teem (drain the water from)
to overflow
Where this word comes from
Back-formation from the verbal noun taomadh, from Middle Irish táemad, from táem (“fit, paroxysm”) (see etymology 1). The phonetic similitarity between taom and English teem is coincidental.
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