gumme

English

Noun

gumme (plural gummes)

1. Obsolete form of gum (“sticky substance”).
   • 1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 75:

     The gumme (Myrrhe) is given in Physick and medecines for woemens diseases.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman gume, from Late Latin gumma, from Latin gummi, cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy, qmyt.

Alternative forms

• gomme, gome, gume, gum, gom

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡum(ə)/

Noun

gumme (plural gummes)

1. A gum or resin; a sticky syrup from a plant, used as scent and in pharmaceuticals.

Derived terms

• gummen

Descendants

• English: gum
• Scots: gum

References

• “gǒmme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-10.

Etymology 2

Noun

gumme

1. Alternative form of gome (“gum”)

Etymology 3

Verb

gumme

1. Alternative form of gummen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (non-standard since 1938) gumbe

Noun

gumme m (definite singular gummen, indefinite plural gummar, definite plural gummane)

1. A yellow-brownish Norwegian spread made from boiled milk, cream, sugar, and sometimes eggs.

See also

• gomme (Bokmål)

References

• “gumme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.