Chirm
//t͡ʃɜː(ɹ)m// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc. obsolete
Verb
- 1 To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird does. obsolete
"Chyrme or chur, as byrdes do."
Etymology
From Middle English chirmen (“to chirp, twitter”), from Old English ċirman (“to make a noise, cry out, shout”), from Proto-West Germanic *karmijan (“to make a sound”). The noun is from Middle English chirm (“the call of various birds; chirping”), from Old English ċirm, ċyrm, ċearm (“noise, cry, alarm”), from Proto-West Germanic *karmi, *karm, from Proto-Germanic *karmaz, *karmiz. Doublet of charm (“sound, voices; group, flock”).
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