Toom

From Middle English toom, tom, from Old English tōm ("empty"), from Proto-Germanic *tōmaz ("free, available, empty"), from Proto-Indo-European *doma- ("to tame"), *dema- ("to build"). Cognate with Danish and Swedish tom ("empty, vacant"), Icelandic tómur ("empty").

Full definition of toom

Adjective

1. (rare or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Empty.

Derived terms

• toomly

Noun

1. (chiefly Scottish) A piece of waste ground where rubbish is shot.

Verb

1. (rare or dialectal) To empty.

From Middle English toom, tome, tom, from Old Norse tóm ("vacant time, leisure"), from Proto-Germanic *tōmą ("vacant time, leisure"). Related to Old Norse tōmr ("vacant, empty").

Noun

1. Vacant time, leisure.----