gelome

gelome

1. alternative form of ilome

From Proto-Germanic *ga- + Proto-Germanic *lōma (adverb), from Proto-Germanic *lōmiz, *lōmijaz (“lame, halt”, adjective), from Proto-Indo-European *lem- (“to break, soften”). Compare Old High German giluomo, kilōmo (“often, frequently”), Old English lama (“lame”). See lame. Compare loom. Composed as if from ġe- +‎ lōme.

• IPA^(key): /jeˈloː.me/

ġelōme

1. frequently, often
   • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

     Ēac sē hālga bisċop ġesēah ġelōme þā awyrigedan deoflu mid mislīcum gedwymorum. Hē nāteshwōn ne ondrēd heora deofellīcan hīw, ne hē næs bepǣht ðurh heora lēasungum.

     Moreover, the holy bishop often saw the accursed devils with various phantoms. He did not fear their devilish forms at all, nor was he deceived by their deceptions.

• ġelōmlǣċan
• ġelōmlīċ
• ġelōmlīċian

• Middle English: ilome