flomme

Middle English

Noun

flomme

1. Alternative form of flum

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vlome (“what floats on top”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈflʌmə]

Noun

flomme c (singular definite flommen, plural indefinite flommer)

1. lard, grease; a solid but soft fat from the intestines of certain animals

   Synonyms: ister, flommefedt

Inflection

Declension of flomme

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flomme	flommen	flommer	flommerne
genitive	flommes	flommens	flommers	flommernes

Derived Terms

• flommefed
• flommet

References

• “flomme” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the noun flom.

Verb

flomme (imperative flom, present tense flommer, passive flommes, simple past and past participle flomma or flommet, present participle flommende)

1. to flow, stream
2. flomme over - to overflow, flood

Alternative forms

• flømme

See also

• flaume (Nynorsk)

References

• “flomme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “flomme” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

flomme (present tense flommar, past tense flomma, past participle flomma, passive infinitive flommast, present participle flommande, imperative flomme/flomm)

1. alternative form of flomma (non-standard since 2012)