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abstibus | 10:12 Tue 10th Jul 2007 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Does anyone know the origin of the worh HEIRLOOM?
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Middle English, heir + lome

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Thanks, cruciverbalist. What does 'lome' mean? When was the word first used?
Etymology: Middle English lome tool, loom, from Old English gelOma tool; akin to Middle Dutch allame tool
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Thanks a lot for this.

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