roomth
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle English rymthe, from Old English rȳmþ (“roominess, spaciousness”) (compare Old English rȳmet (“room, space”)), from Proto-West Germanic *rūmiþu (“roominess”), from Proto-West Germanic *rūm (“roomy, spacious”), equivalent to room (“wide, spacious, roomy”) + -th. Cognate with Dutch ruimte (“room, space”), German Low German Rüümte (“room, space”), German Räumte (“cargo capacity of a ship”), Swedish rymd (“space”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]roomth (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Room; sufficient space for a person or thing to occupy; place.
- 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion:
- But Rydoll, young'st, and least, and for the others pride / Not finding fitting roomth upon the rising side
- (obsolete) Roominess; spaciousness.
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