bloman

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • blouȝman (Southern); blaman (Northern)
  • blamon (AB language); bloamon (Cotton Nero)

Etymology

From blo (“blue, dark”) +‎ man (“man”), as a calque of Old Norse blámaðr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɔːman/

Noun

bloman (plural blomen)

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

References

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