Old English · noun
goma
Normalised gōma
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈɡoː.mɑ/
- Syllables
- ˈɡoː · mɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- palategoomgumjaws
Meaning
-
palate, the roof of the mouth
Iċ eom on gōman ġēna swētra
I am sweeter still in the mouth than when you blend bee-bread with honey
Exeter Book, riddle 40 -
jaws
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gōmō, from Proto-Germanic *gōmô.
Descendants
goom, gum
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