gaum

gaum · noun, verb¹

1. Middle English · derived from*gomen
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gʰowe-“to heed, pay attention”
3. Proto-Germanic · derived from*gaumō“attention”
4. Old Norse · derived fromgaum
5. Middle English · derived fromgome
6. English todaygaum

The noun is from dialectal (Northern) English, from Middle English gome, from Old Norse gaum, gaumr (“heed, attention”), from Proto-Germanic *gaumō (“attention”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰowe- (“to heed, pay attention”). The verb is from Middle English *gomen, from the noun. Compare native Middle English yemen, from Old English ġīeman (“to care for, heed”), and Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaumjan, “observe”).

gaum · verb²

Uncertain; perhaps a variant of gum.

gaum · noun³

Unknown. Possibly related to gaum (“smear”, verb).

gaum · noun⁴

Unknown.

gaum · noun⁵

Probably a variant of gom (an Irish English slang term for a foolish person), but possibly related to or influenced by gorming, gawming (“clumsy, stupid”).

gaum · verb⁶

Variant of gorm (“to make a mess of”), which see for more.

gaum · noun⁷

1. Hindi · borrowed from[Term?]
2. English todaygaum

From Hindi [Term?].

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