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larumn.  Brit.  /ˈlɑːrəm/, /ˈlarəm/, /ˈlɛːrəm/, U.S. /ˈlɑrəm/, /ˈlɛrəm/Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: alarm n. Etymology: Aphetic < alarm n. (see variants at that entry). Compare German Lärm noise, commotion, uproar (early 16th cent.), aphetic < Alarm (earlier as †Alerm : see alarm int.).On the pronunciation history compare discussion at alarm int., n., and adv. Now rare. 1. society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [noun] > call to arms society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > [noun] > alarm signal generally society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [noun] > signal to rally > rallying cry α. c1453 (c1437) (Harl. 53) 574 (MED) Sir Iohn Radcliff sent word..to rynge out the larom bell. 1535 King Henry VIII Let. in (P.R.O.: SP 3/9/65) f. 85 Provided always yt he fynde an abil man wtin our said towne, to kepe his skry, larum, watche, and wayrde. 1555 J. Proctor D iij b In the night..there happened a larom, sundrie criinge: treason, Treason. 1559 Seconde Volume of Fabians Chronicle in (new ed.) sig. ZZ.viv Sir Thomas Poinynges..cried a newe larum, and sette on the Frenchemen. 1570 J. Phillips (title) A frendly larum, or faythfull warnynge to the true harted subiectes of England. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) i. iv. 9 Then shall we heare their Larum, & they Ours. View more context for this quotation 1651 W. Davenant ii. viii. 159 At this starts Goltho, like some Armie's Chief, Whom unintrench'd, a midnight Larum wakes. 1755 in G. Sheldon (1895) I. 638 We fired several larrums and the great gun at Fort Dummer was shot. 1812 Ld. Byron Tambourgi i, in ii. 97 Tambourgi! thy 'larum afar Gives hope to the valiant, and promise of war. 1833 H. Martineau vii. 100 The drums and larums which kept all Paris awake. 1902 J. W. De Forest 190 No warder hears a larum, No captain lifts his head. society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] > sudden or surprise attack 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus II. Ephes. vi. f. xivv What larum so euer happeneth, with this buckeler it shal be vaynquished. the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > warning arousing the unwary > by sound 1616 B. Jonson Epicoene iv. ii, in I. 570 Like a great Germane clocke..[she] comes forth and rings a tedious larum to the whole house, and then is quiet againe for an houre. 1633 P. Fletcher xi. ii. 146 To change my oaten quill For trumpet 'larms. 1650 R. Stapleton tr. F. Strada i. 7 Warned by his disease, that still rung the larum of death. 1709 J. Dennis ii. i. 20 Hark! hark! the Knell of Death, That dreadful Larum Summons thee to Hell. 1785 W. Cowper iv. 569 The first larum of the cock's shrill throat May prove a trumpet, summoning your ear To horrid sounds of hostile feet. 1846 E. Bulwer-Lytton II. ii. vi. 224 A larum [of a door-bell] loud enough to startle the whole court. 1879 G. F. Jackson at Larrum Dick, yo' mind an' get up w'en yo' 'ear the larrum. 2. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [noun] > uproar or tumult c1515 Ld. Berners tr. (1882–7) cxxix. 472 Then the crye and larum began. 1581 J. Studley tr. Seneca Hercules Oetæus v, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca f. 216 To thumpe vppon thy sounding breast thy griefe with doleful larmes. 1594 W. Shakespeare i. i. 147 Remaineth nought but..with lowd larums welcome them to Rome. View more context for this quotation 1615 J. Taylor sig. B2 Big blustring Eoll blew confounding breath, And thunders dreadfull larums, threatned death. 1693 J. Dennis 25 Could they but see, like me, the Wind, Sheeps-head would set up such a larum, As would, were twenty Wolves here, scare 'um. 1742 A. Pope 284 [He], all at once let down, Stunn'd with his giddy Larum half the town. 1800 S. T. Coleridge tr. F. Schiller i. vii. 24 But whence arose this larum in the camp? 1840 W. M. Thackeray II. 2 His invention has not made so much noise and larum in the world as some others. 1858 G. MacDonald 96 The continually renewed larum of a landrail. 1876 F. K. Robinson Larum, a noise or commotion. society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [noun] > battle or a battle > battle-cry or slogan 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria ii. i. f. 56v They fiercely assayled theyr enemyes with a larome. †3. the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] > part(s) of the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] > alarm clock > other parts of 1542 in (1861) 18 142 Item oone Clocke... Item oone Larum or Watch of iron, the case being likewise iron gilt with two plumettes of led. 1586 T. Bright xiii. 68 Automaticall instrumentes, as clockes, watches, and larums. 1607 T. Dekker sig. I3v What houre is this? does not my larum strike? This watch goes false. 1648 Bp. J. Wilkins ii. iii. 171 That larum..which..would both wake a man, and of it self light a candle for him at any set hower of the night. 1693 J. Locke §14. 15 Others..have set their Stomachs by a constant Usage, like Larms, to call on them for four or five. 1745 (Royal Soc.) 43 555 This little Apparatus goes commonly by the Name of the Weaver's Larum, from its being chiefly or originally made use of by Persons employed in that Trade. 1760 J. Woodforde Diary 23 Apr. in (1969) 11 Hired a Larum of Guidon the Clock Maker in the Turll. 1807 R. Southey Acct. Life White in H. K. White I. 33 He would..rise again to his work at five, at the call of a Larum, which he had fixed to a Dutch clock in his chamber. 1825 xxxiv. 69 All Clocks, Watches, Larums, and all Cases for Clocks, Watches, and Larums..brought into this realm of England..shall first be customed. 1661 A. Cowley 54 There needs no noise at all t' awaken sin, Th' Adulterer and the Thief his Larum has within. 1711 R. Steele No. 11. ⁋1 She had often an Inclination to interrupt him, but could find no Opportunity 'till the Larum ceased of its self. 1778 G. White Let. 9 Sept. in (1789) 243 By this [crowing] he has been distinguished in all ages as the countryman's clock or larum. the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [noun] a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iii. v. 67 The peaking Curnuto her husband..dwelling in a continual larum of ielousie. View more context for this quotation Compounds1605 sig. E Weele be as shrill as you: strike a larum drum. 1821 J. Baillie Ghost Fadon in xxii Till they heard a bugle's larum call. 1830 18 May The beauty of the sylvan scenery..afforded me some relief from the tattle of my talkative guide whose tongue had rung a perpetual larum-peal since the commencement of my excursion. 1856 W. R. Alger 165 In vain the 'larum drum is beat. 1871 A. Calkins xxviii. 376 (note) The trumpet sounded the larum-call, the drum encouraged the armed band in their advance to the fierce encounter. C2. the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] > alarm clock 1697 No. 3251/4 Lost..a Larum Clock in a little Box. 1797 tr. in R. Townson iii. 67 Fleas are as good as larum clocks; they awake us as soon as the wants of nature are supplied. 1897 W. C. Platts (1902) 52 ‘There's a 'larum clock in your room, and I'll set it to go off at five,’ observed the farmer. 1901 27 Sept. 6/3 What two things are helping mankind to get up in the world?.. The 'larum clock and stepladder. 2002 8 June 46/1 Add one pocket chronometer..and some repairs to a ‘larum clock’ and the total came to £195 13s 6d. 1757 P. Lyman in W. C. Ford 53 After ye Larem Gun is Fired No Soldier is to offer to Quit His Corp Upon any Pretence Whatsoever Under Pain of Death. 1827 R. Emmons III. xxiii. 85 Do you not hear their 'larum guns resound To call their forces from the country round? 1974 B. Mitchell 287 When the ‘larum’ guns were heard, both old and young volunteered to defend Fort Griswold. 1779 in (1898) 133 Voted that the Arms..be sold at Public Vendue to the Highest Bidder, None to bide But the training band and Larm list. 1943 W. C. Hill 54 He was appointed on a committee on roads..and was on the Larum List of men left in Hillsborough in 1776. the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [noun] > particular types of watch 1619 H. Hutton sig. B2 Where is your larum watch your Turkies Ring Muske-comfits, bracelets, & such idle things? 1683 No. 1846/4 A large Silver Larum Watch with a Chain. 1692 A. Wood II. 523 The Clock or Larm-watch which his Majesty would have to lay by Mr. Herbert's Pallet to awaken him at the hour in the morning which his Majesty should appoint. ?1750 6 The Earl of Pembroke,..asked likewise, if his Majesty had received the Gold-Larum-Watch. 1834 v. 131 Fate's larum-watch through this sad cell will beat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). larumv.Brit. /ˈlɑːrəm/, /ˈlɛːrəm/, /ˈlarəm/, U.S. /ˈlɑrəm/, /ˈlɛrəm/ Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly formed within English, by conversion. Probably partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: larum n.; alarm v. Etymology: Probably partly < larum n., and partly aphetic < alarm v. Now English regional and rare. †1. 1589 W. Warner (new ed.) v. xxiii. 103 Their Belles call them from easie beddes to sing in gownes as warme, But Larumes vs from restles Campes, by wounds to heale their harme. 1758 S. Thompson 20 July (1896) 11 In the morning 10 men in a scout waylaid by the Indians, and shot at and larmed the Fort. 1775 I. Litchfield Diary 19 Apr. in (1906) Nov. 334 With orders to me to Larrum the Street. 1594 G. Peele ii. i. sig. B2v Now Nemisis vpon her doubling drum,..Larumes aloud into Alectos eares, And with her thundering wakes whereas they lie,..The furies. the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing apprehension or alarm > alarm [verb (transitive)] 1689 (single sheet) Ale, which the Tinkers hammer steels, And drums it on the clamorous brass, Larrums the Countrey Town and Fields. 1735 Feb. 99/1 Philip of Macedon, for fear, That grandeur shou'd his mind trepan, Each morn was larum'd in the ear, ‘Remember, Sir, you're but a man’. 1758 S. Thompson 21 July (1896) 12 At prayer this evening we were Laromed by a false outcry. 1876 (Univ. Michigan) 5 Feb. 95/1 The shrill cry of ‘next’ larumed his ear. 1896 25 Mar. 4/2 And so Bill Bradley, his eyes bulging with terror, flew to the belfry and larumed the dull ear of night with the wildest peals that ever turned gravity out of its bed at the midnight hour. 1595 ii. Ded. Hauing presumed to tune my rustic stringes to larum foorth my simple musicke. 1841 G. Mogridge v. 165 We know what o'clock it is by the dial–plate, without waiting for the hour to be larumed aloud. 3. the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > be in commotion or disorder [verb (intransitive)] > cause commotion or disorder 1729 A. Pope (new ed.) iii. 157 Down, down they larum, with impetuous whirl, The Pindars, and the Miltons, of a Curl. the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] 1877 F. Ross et al. (at cited word) Larum, to talk incessantly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.c1453v.1589 |