Manx edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t̪roːm/, [t̪roᵇm]

Adjective edit

trome (plural tromey, comparative trimmey)

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

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

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 edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrum(ə)/, /ˈtroːm(ə)/

Noun edit

trome

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

Related terms edit

References edit

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