trome

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish trom, from Proto-Celtic *trummos (compare Welsh trwm).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪roːm/, [t̪roᵇm]

Adjective

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trome (plural tromey, comparative trimmey)

  1. heavy, substantial, dense
  2. difficult
  3. emphatic
  4. intense
  5. pregnant

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
trome hrome drome
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English truma,[1] possibly from trum (“firm, strong; stable, steadfast”).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtrum(ə)/, /ˈtroːm(ə)/

Noun

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trome

  1. A group of soldiers; a battalion.
  2. A group of people; a band.
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References

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  1. ^ “trume, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ Compare “† trume | trome, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2021.
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