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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


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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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