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

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
Descendants
  • English: gum
  • Scots: gum
References

Noun

gumme

  1. Alternative form of gome (gum)

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.

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