An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
gormless — adjective Etymology: alteration of English dialect gaumless, from gaum attention, understanding (from Middle English gome, from Old Norse gaum, gaumr) + less Date: 1883 chiefly British lacking intelligence ; stupid • gormlessness noun, chiefly… … New Collegiate Dictionary
gaumless — /gawm lis/, adj. Chiefly Brit. Informal. lacking in vitality or intelligence; stupid, dull, or clumsy. Also, gormless. [1740 50; dial. (Scots, N England) gaum heed, attention (ME gome < ON gaumr; akin to Goth gaumjan to observe) + LESS] * * * … Universalium
gormless — gorm|less [ˈgo:mləs US ˈgo:rm ] adj BrE informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: gaumless lacking understanding (18 20 centuries), from gaum understanding (18 19 centuries), from Old Norse gaumr heed, attention ] very stupid ▪ a gormless grin ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gumption — gump|tion [ˈgʌmpʃən] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from gome attention (13 19 centuries), from Old Norse gaumr] the ability and determination to decide what needs to be done and to do it ▪ At least she had the gumption to phone me … Dictionary of contemporary English
gaumen — Vsw hüten, wahren per. Wortschatz schwz. (8. Jh.), mhd. goumen eine Mahlzeit halten; Aufsicht, Wache halten , ahd. goumen erfrischen, achtgeben , as. gōmian Stammwort. Aus g. * gaum ija beachten, besorgen , auch in gt. gaumjan, anord. geyma… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
gormless — (adj.) c.1746, wanting sense, a British dialectal word, from gome notice, understanding (c.1200), from O.N. gaumr care, heed, of unknown origin; + LESS (Cf. less) … Etymology dictionary
gumption — 1719, originally Scottish, common sense, shrewdness, also drive, initiative, possibly connected with M.E. gome attention, heed, from O.N. gaumr heed, attention. Sense of initiative is first recorded 1812 … Etymology dictionary
gormless — adjective Brit. informal lacking sense or initiative. Derivatives gormlessly adverb gormlessness noun Origin C18 (orig. as gaumless): from dialect gaum understanding (from ON gaumr care, heed ) + less … English new terms dictionary
gormless — gorm•less [[t]ˈgɔrm lɪs[/t]] adj. Chiefly Brit. Informal. brit. stupid; dull • Etymology: 1880–90; resp. by speakers with r less accents of earlier gaumless < dial. (Scots, N England) gaum heed, attention (ME gome < ON gaumr) … From formal English to slang
gormless — /ˈgɔmləs / (say gawmluhs) adjective Colloquial (of a person) dull; stupid; senseless. {variant of dialect gaumless, from gaum attention, heed (from Old Norse gaumr) + less} –gormlessness, noun …
ghou̯(ē)- — ghou̯(ē) English meaning: to notice, pay attention Deutsche Übersetzung: “wahrnehmen, Rũcksicht nehmen auf” Material: Lat. faveō, ēre, füvī, fautum “ to favor, be well disposed, be inclined towards, favor, promote, befriend,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
