{"id":1823,"date":"2022-03-19T16:14:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T16:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1823"},"modified":"2022-03-19T18:29:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T18:29:14","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-sloom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1823","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Sloom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Sloom\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-03-19T16:14:47+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re looking into the origins of the word sloom.\n\n\n\nIn some dialects of English spoken in England sloom [slu\u02d0m] means:\n\n \tA gentle sleep; slumber.\n \tto doze, slumber\n \tto become weak and flaccid (of plants)\n \tto move or wander slowly or silent...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/sloom.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2869\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1823-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/sloom.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/sloom.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/sloom.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/sloom.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1823-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/sloom.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"sloom.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re looking into the origins of the word <strong>sloom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tommyhj\/146234568\/in\/photolist-dVurE-4JdZn8-2n1ZCmE-7BBEBC-4dH1g-5LGMmP-jQvghN-QdUxnJ-9AWS1A-qZTEjm-8yzJ4o-zEPx88-CyrJRY-oRkN3d-xC9u6-9edRsa-55c7Pd-g6Bdy-6LMvwd-6tVDoj-fiTU2E-ahmMQf-vdNSw-q8ksNx-2mUHZg1-2n61GGy-2g3cTij-MhM8V9-JiukXv-ChkzQh-js3fSs-5BFi49-8PxY83-5FNiMc-2VFpjZ-4mJbqz-7Vc93h-bmMJPr-djvZiv-bmMHSD-bmMJ3V-bmMJZn-97u1Sy-offQ7X-bmMJEZ-GsrxG7-bmMKap-2fo9gg-nn8wkB-2kBmgaz\" title=\"Slumber\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/47\/146234568_0bc811ba7f_z.jpg\" alt=\"Slumber\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In some dialects of English spoken in England <strong>sloom<\/strong> [slu\u02d0m] means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A gentle sleep; slumber.<\/li>\n<li>to doze, slumber<\/li>\n<li>to become weak and flaccid (of plants)<\/li>\n<li>to move or wander slowly or silently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Scots <strong>sloom<\/strong> is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A dreamy or sleepy state, a reverie, day-dream, a light sleep, slumber, an unsettled sleep<\/li>\n<li>to sleep lightly, doze, slumber fitfully<\/li>\n<li>to slip along easily and quietly, to glide smoothly<\/li>\n<li>to make or become soft and flaccid as a result of frost, damp, etc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English <em>sloum(b)e \/ slume<\/em>, from the Old English <em>sl\u016bma<\/em> (sleep, slumber), from the Proto-Germaic <em>*sl\u016bm-<\/em> (slack, loose, limp, flabby), from the PIE <em>*(s)lew-<\/em> (slack, loose, limp, flabby)  [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/sloom#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The English word <strong>slumber<\/strong> comes from the same Proto-Germanic root, as does the Dutch <strong>sluimeren<\/strong> (to slumber) and <strong>sloom<\/strong> (sluggish, lifeless), the German <strong>Schlummer<\/strong> (slumber) and <strong>schlummern<\/strong> (to doze, slumber), and the Danish <strong>slumre<\/strong> (to drowse) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic\/sl%C5%ABm-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jhDrsNYvnSE\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jhDrsNYvnSE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Sloom\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-03-19T16:14:47+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re looking into the origins of the word sloom.\n\n\n\nIn some dialects of English spoken in England sloom [slu\u02d0m] means:\n\n \tA gentle sleep; slumber.\n \tto doze, slumber\n \tto become weak and flaccid (of plants)\n \tto move or wander slowly or silent...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/sloom.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2870\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1823-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/sloom.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/sloom.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/sloom.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/sloom.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1823-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/sloom.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"sloom.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re looking into the origins of the word sloom. In some dialects of English spoken in England sloom [slu\u02d0m] means: A gentle sleep; slumber. to doze, slumber to become weak and flaccid (of plants) to move or wander slowly or silently In Scots sloom is: A dreamy or sleepy state, a reverie, day-dream, a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,31,47,20,56,24,4,58,55,1,57,59,111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-danish","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-german","category-language","category-middle-english","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-podcast","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-scots"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1823"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1827,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1823\/revisions\/1827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}