Saum

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German soum, from Old High German soum, from Proto-West Germanic *saum (seam, hem).

Noun

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Saum m (strong, genitive Saumes or Saums, plural Säume)

  1. hem (sewn edge of a garment or cloth)
  2. (figurative) edge
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hem
edge
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hem

Etymology 2

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From Middle High German soum, from Old High German soum, from Proto-West Germanic *saum (load, burden; sacksaddle).

Noun

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Saum m (strong, genitive Saumes or Saums, plural Säume)

  1. (dialectal, otherwise obsolete) burden of a pack animal
    Synonym: Last f
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