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talm, v. Obs. exc. dial.
Forms: α. 4–5 talme. β. 6–7 tawme, 7–9 tawm, 8–9 taum.
[Akin to ON. talma to hinder, obstruct, MLG. talmen to trouble with speaking, LG. talmen to be slow in speech and at work, to linger, dawdle (Brem. Wbch.), EFris. talmen to plague, worry, solicit tiresomely, Du. talmen to linger, dawdle, loiter.]
intr. To become exhausted; to fail, tire, faint, swoon.
αc1325Song on Learning Music in Rel. Ant. I. 292, I donke upon David til mi tonge talmes. a1400Morte Arth. 2581 Thow trowes with thy talkynge þat my harte talmes! c1440Le Bone Florence (Ritson) 769 Hur fadur nere hande can [= gan] talme, Soche a sweme hys harte can swalme.
β1566Drant Wail. Hierim. K iv, (Lam. ii. 11) My babes dyd faynt, And sucklynges tawmed in the streetes. 1674Ray N.C. Words 47 To Tawm; to swoon. 1684Meriton Yorksh. Dial. 169 Ise like to tawme, this day's seay [= so] varry warme. 1787Grose Provinc. Gloss. Suppl., Taum, To swoon. 1828Craven Gloss., Taum, to swoon, to fall sick; generally, ‘to taum over’.
Hence talm n., faintness, exhaustion; in mod. dial. (tawm), ‘a fit of faintness or sickness’ (E.D.D.).
c1375Cursor M. 20758 (Fairf.) Ga to þa men þat lijs in talme [Cott. & Gött. sualm(e, Trin. qualm], And touche ham..And þai salle baþ haue hele & witte. |