blewman

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • blew man, blewmane

Etymology

A modification of earlier bloman with replacement of blo (“black, blue”) with the synonymous blew.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbliu̯man/

Noun

blewman (plural blomen)

  1. (rare) A black person (person with dark skin or of sub-Saharan African ancestry)
    Synonyms: blak man, bloman

Descendants

  • → Middle Welsh: bleỼmon, blowmon, blywmon (from West Midland *blewmon)
    • Welsh: blewmon, blowmon (obsolete, dialectal)

References

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