sloomn.¹

Brit.

/sluːm/, U.S.

/slum/, Scottish English

/slum/

Forms: Old English sluma, Middle English slume, Middle English sloumbe, 1700s–1800s sloum, 1800s slowm, sloom, slum; 1700s–1800s slome, 1800s sloam; 1700s–1800s slaum, 1800s slawm, etc.

Etymology: Old English slúma, related to sloom v.¹ Compare Frisian slûm, slom(me, older Danish slum slumber, doze.

Now northern dialect and Scottish.

A gentle sleep or slumber; a light doze. Also attributive.In the Destr. Troy 13281 slym is probably an error for slum.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > an instance or period of > short or light

sloomOE

wink1362

napa1400

slumber1488

dog's sleep1560

dogsleep1674

(not) a wink of sleep1682

doze1731

snooze1793

snatch1820

forty winks1828

eyeful1860

snoose1912

caulk1917

zizz1941

OE Guthlac A 343 Ne he tid forsæt þæs þe he for his dryhtne dreogan sceolde, þæt hine æreste elne binoman slæpa sluman oþþe sæne mod.

c1050 Be Domes D. 240 Se earma flyhð uncræftiga slæp, sleac mid sluman.

c1400 (?c1380) Patience l. 466 He slydez on a sloumbe slep, sloghe vnder leues.

c1400 (?c1380) Patience l. 186 He..Slypped vpon a sloumbe slepe, & sloberande he routes.

1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 96 Sloum, or slaum, a gentle sleep, or slumber.

1785 W. Hutton Bran New Wark 150 A third [will be] nodding his head in an easy slome.

1829– in northern dial. glossaries.

1863 J. P. Robson Songs Bards of Tyne 359 When weary wi' weepin I sink to a slum.

1868 W. Shelley Flowers by Wayside 256 Whyles when I'm in a quiet sloom my Willie's hame to me.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

sloomn.²

Forms: Also slum(b, sloam.

Etymology: Of obscure origin: the variant forms indicate an original slūm-.

local.

(See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > mineral deposits > features of stratum or vein > [noun] > material below > below coal

thill1329

underclay1660

sloom1803

underclift1840

warrant1847

swad1860

spavin1870

undercliff1883

under-earth1883

1803 J. Plymley Gen. View Agric. Shropshire 54 Slumbs, black-slaty earth, and a heaving measure.

1803 J. Plymley Gen. View Agric. Shropshire 56 Top-coal and pound stone. Slums. Foot-coal.

1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1123/1 Sloam, layers of clay between those of coal.

1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 227 Sloom, a softish earthy clay or shale often underlying a bed of coal.

1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 228 Slum, Slums, Slumbs. 1. A blackish, slippery, indurated clay. 2. A soft clayey or shaley bed of coal.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

sloomv.¹

Brit.

/sluːm/, U.S.

/slum/, Scottish English

/slum/

Forms: Middle English slume(n, slumme, slomme, Middle English, 1800s slowm, 1700s–1800s sloum, 1800s sloom, slum, sloam, etc.

Etymology: Middle English slūmen , slummen , = Frisian slûmje , slomje , Middle Dutch slūmen (sluymen ), Middle Low German slûmen , slomen , slommen , Middle High German slummen , obsolete German schlummen , older Danish slumme (slome ): compare slumber v.

Now northern dialect and Scottish.

intransitive. To slumber; to doze.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] > for a short time or lightly

napeOE

slumberc1220

sloomc1275

wink1412

to take (also catch, have, steal, etc.) a (also one's) napa1425

to sleep a wink1542

drowse1598

jouka1652

doze1693

snooze1789

snoozle1831

zizz1942

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 16004 Þa gon he to slepen. þa gon he to slumme.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 8979 Merlin gon to slume swulc he wolde slæpen.

a1400–50 Alexander 5174 Ser Telomew..Fand him slowmand on slepe & sleely him rayses.

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 58 Whiles slouming, whiles starting wi' her fright.

1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 124 To tell th' unpillow'd crowds that lie Souffin' and sloomin' round.

1828– in northern dial. glossaries.

1860 Robson Song Solomon vii. 9 Garrin' the lips o' a' thae that slum to speak.

1868 W. Shelley Flowers by Wayside 54 I laid me down And sloomed aneth the Roden Tree.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

sloomv.²

Brit.

/sluːm/, U.S.

/slum/, Scottish English

/slum/

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from early Scandinavian.

Etymology: apparently of Scandinavian origin: compare Norwegian sluma to run up into long weak straw, and see sloomy adj.

Scottish.

Of grain, grass, etc.: To become laid or lodged through being soft and heavy in growth; to begin to decay on this account.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > grow well or flourish [verb (intransitive)] > grow excessively > become too heavy and begin to rot

sloom1762

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [verb (intransitive)] > lodged through being soft or heavy in growth

sloom1762

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [verb (transitive)] > damaged crop

lay1590

lodge1597

reta1642

shackle1670

sloom1762

1762 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. iii. xiv. 382 A strong crop of pease, or any other kind of corn laid down, and what is commonly called slooming.

1875 Notes & Queries 5th Ser. III. 147 Ulster Words... ‘Sloam’, applied to corn crops when the stalks are too luxuriant in growth.

Derivatives

sloomed adj. (see quot. 1824).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > excessive in growth or too vigorous > heavy and beginning to rot

sloomed1824

sloomy1825

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [adjective] > killed > flattened through overgrowth

sloomya1642

lodged1733

sloomed1824

1824 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 329 Those places where the weight and softness of the grass has flattened it with the earth... No other spot..offered as much verdure at this time as these seemingly sloomed places.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹OE

n.²1803

v.¹c1275

v.²1762

单词	sloom
释义	sloomn.¹ Brit. /sluːm/, U.S. /slum/, Scottish English /slum/ Forms: Old English sluma, Middle English slume, Middle English sloumbe, 1700s–1800s sloum, 1800s slowm, sloom, slum; 1700s–1800s slome, 1800s sloam; 1700s–1800s slaum, 1800s slawm, etc. Etymology: Old English slúma, related to sloom v.¹ Compare Frisian slûm, slom(me, older Danish slum slumber, doze. Now northern dialect and Scottish. A gentle sleep or slumber; a light doze. Also attributive.In the Destr. Troy 13281 slym is probably an error for slum. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > an instance or period of > short or light sloomOE wink1362 napa1400 slumber1488 dog's sleep1560 dogsleep1674 (not) a wink of sleep1682 doze1731 snooze1793 snatch1820 forty winks1828 eyeful1860 snoose1912 caulk1917 zizz1941 OE Guthlac A 343 Ne he tid forsæt þæs þe he for his dryhtne dreogan sceolde, þæt hine æreste elne binoman slæpa sluman oþþe sæne mod. c1050 Be Domes D. 240 Se earma flyhð uncræftiga slæp, sleac mid sluman. c1400 (?c1380) Patience l. 466 He slydez on a sloumbe slep, sloghe vnder leues. c1400 (?c1380) Patience l. 186 He..Slypped vpon a sloumbe slepe, & sloberande he routes. 1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 96 Sloum, or slaum, a gentle sleep, or slumber. 1785 W. Hutton Bran New Wark 150 A third [will be] nodding his head in an easy slome. 1829– in northern dial. glossaries. 1863 J. P. Robson Songs Bards of Tyne 359 When weary wi' weepin I sink to a slum. 1868 W. Shelley Flowers by Wayside 256 Whyles when I'm in a quiet sloom my Willie's hame to me. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sloomn.² Forms: Also slum(b, sloam. Etymology: Of obscure origin: the variant forms indicate an original slūm-. local. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral deposits > features of stratum or vein > [noun] > material below > below coal thill1329 underclay1660 sloom1803 underclift1840 warrant1847 swad1860 spavin1870 undercliff1883 under-earth1883 1803 J. Plymley Gen. View Agric. Shropshire 54 Slumbs, black-slaty earth, and a heaving measure. 1803 J. Plymley Gen. View Agric. Shropshire 56 Top-coal and pound stone. Slums. Foot-coal. 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1123/1 Sloam, layers of clay between those of coal. 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 227 Sloom, a softish earthy clay or shale often underlying a bed of coal. 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 228 Slum, Slums, Slumbs. 1. A blackish, slippery, indurated clay. 2. A soft clayey or shaley bed of coal. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). sloomv.¹ Brit. /sluːm/, U.S. /slum/, Scottish English /slum/ Forms: Middle English slume(n, slumme, slomme, Middle English, 1800s slowm, 1700s–1800s sloum, 1800s sloom, slum, sloam, etc. Etymology: Middle English slūmen , slummen , = Frisian slûmje , slomje , Middle Dutch slūmen (sluymen ), Middle Low German slûmen , slomen , slommen , Middle High German slummen , obsolete German schlummen , older Danish slumme (slome ): compare slumber v. Now northern dialect and Scottish. intransitive. To slumber; to doze. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] > for a short time or lightly napeOE slumberc1220 sloomc1275 wink1412 to take (also catch, have, steal, etc.) a (also one's) napa1425 to sleep a wink1542 drowse1598 jouka1652 doze1693 snooze1789 snoozle1831 zizz1942 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 16004 Þa gon he to slepen. þa gon he to slumme. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 8979 Merlin gon to slume swulc he wolde slæpen. a1400–50 Alexander 5174 Ser Telomew..Fand him slowmand on slepe & sleely him rayses. 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 58 Whiles slouming, whiles starting wi' her fright. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 124 To tell th' unpillow'd crowds that lie Souffin' and sloomin' round. 1828– in northern dial. glossaries. 1860 Robson Song Solomon vii. 9 Garrin' the lips o' a' thae that slum to speak. 1868 W. Shelley Flowers by Wayside 54 I laid me down And sloomed aneth the Roden Tree. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sloomv.² Brit. /sluːm/, U.S. /slum/, Scottish English /slum/ Origin: Apparently a borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymology: apparently of Scandinavian origin: compare Norwegian sluma to run up into long weak straw, and see sloomy adj. Scottish. Of grain, grass, etc.: To become laid or lodged through being soft and heavy in growth; to begin to decay on this account. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > grow well or flourish [verb (intransitive)] > grow excessively > become too heavy and begin to rot sloom1762 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [verb (intransitive)] > lodged through being soft or heavy in growth sloom1762 the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [verb (transitive)] > damaged crop lay1590 lodge1597 reta1642 shackle1670 sloom1762 1762 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. iii. xiv. 382 A strong crop of pease, or any other kind of corn laid down, and what is commonly called slooming. 1875 Notes & Queries 5th Ser. III. 147 Ulster Words... ‘Sloam’, applied to corn crops when the stalks are too luxuriant in growth. Derivatives sloomed adj. (see quot. 1824). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > excessive in growth or too vigorous > heavy and beginning to rot sloomed1824 sloomy1825 the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [adjective] > killed > flattened through overgrowth sloomya1642 lodged1733 sloomed1824 1824 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 329 Those places where the weight and softness of the grass has flattened it with the earth... No other spot..offered as much verdure at this time as these seemingly sloomed places. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹OEn.²1803v.¹c1275v.²1762
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