gaum

Meanings

Plural: gaums

Noun

Heed; attention.
Grime.
A bit, a small amount.
A useless person.
A village.

Verb

To understand; comprehend; consider.
To smear.
Alternative form of gorm (to make a mess of).

Origin / Etymology

The noun is from dialectal (Northern) English, from Middle English gome, from Old Norse gaum, gaumr (“heed, attention”), from Proto-Germanic *gaumō (“attention”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰowe- (“to heed, pay attention”). The verb is from Middle English *gomen, from the noun. Compare native Middle English yemen, from Old English ġīeman (“to care for, heed”), and Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaumjan, “observe”).

Scrabble Score: 7

gaum is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gaum is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gaum is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

gaum is a valid Words With Friends word