Lom
/lɒm/noun
A Scots and obsolete English variant of “loom,” especially a weaving device or implement.
Did you know?The older ancestor of “loom” could mean a general tool or implement, showing how a word for “equipment” gradually narrowed into the machine that creates woven cloth.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*laumō
“A tool or implement; the precise reconstruction is uncertain.”
Old English
Old English
gelōma
“A tool, implement, or piece of equipment.”
Middle English
Middle English
lome
“A tool or implement; later, specifically a weaving apparatus.”
15th–17th Century
Scots/English
lom
“A dialectal or variant form of “loom.””
Modern English
English
lom
“A rare Scots or obsolete English form associated with “loom.””