storm

Middle English

/ˈstɔrm/

noun
Definitions
  • A storm; an instance of intense wind and precipitation including a snowstorm
  • An armed dispute, brawl or fight; an instance of combativeness.
  • (rare) Any intense event, happening, or force.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English storm (disquiet, uproar, violent attack, tumult, onrush, tempest, a storm of arrows, attack, rush, a storm, disturbance) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz (storm).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*sturmaz

Gloss

storm

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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