gaum
gaum · gaums · gaumed · gauming
To smearTo smear.
/ɡɔːm/
Meaning
2 senses(Appalachia, Midlands, Southern US, UK, US, dialectal)To smear.
(dialectal, obsolete)To understand; comprehend; consider.
Origin
The noun is from dialectal (Northern) English, from Middle English gome, from Old Norse gaThe 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”).
Uncertain; perhaps a variant of gum.
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Forms
gaums, gauming, gaumed, gaumedWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle