gorm

[ gawrm ]

verb (used with object)

, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. a variant of gaum.

gorm

/ ˈɡɔːm /

noun

1. dialect.
   a foolish person

Example Sentences

His Grace sent Castalia a beautiful wedding present: a cairn-gorm, set in solid silver.

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A famous story of barbarian life is that of Gorm, which well deserves to be told.

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Gorm was absent at the time, and Thyra scarcely knew how the news could be told him without incurring the sworn penalty of death.

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I felt that they were growing uneasy, though that Gorm found us friendly kept them from showing it.

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The folk ashore had made fast the ship by this time, and were idly waiting while Gorm spoke to us.

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