chism

English

Alternative forms

• chisom, chissom, chizzum, chizzom

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from *chissen, a plural of Middle English chis, chys (“sprout”), variant of Middle English chithe, from Old English ċīþ, from Proto-West Germanic *kīþ, from Proto-Germanic *kīþą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪzəm/

Noun

chism (plural chisms)

1. (dialectal) A shoot or sprout; a bud.

Related terms

• chit
• chive
• jism

Verb

chism (third-person singular simple present chisms, present participle chisming, simple past and past participle chismed)

1. (dialectal) To sprout, bud, or germinate.