laumpe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lampe, lamp, lompe, lawmpe, lamppe

Etymology

From Old French lampe, from Latin lampas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯mp(ə)/, /ˈlamp(ə)/

Noun

laumpe (plural laumpes or laumpen)

1. A lamp or light.
   • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎^[1], published c. 1410, Apocalips 4:5, page 118v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:

     ⁊ leıtıs ⁊ voıces ⁊ þundꝛıngıs camen out of þe troone. ⁊ ſeuene lau[m]pıs bꝛe[n]nynge bıfoꝛe þe troone.· whıche ben þe ſeuene ſpırıtıs of god

     And lightning, sounds, and thunder came out of the throne, and seven lamps were burning in front of the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.

2. (figurative) A metaphorical light or fire.
3. (alchemy) An alchemical heater.

Descendants

• English: lamp
  • Tok Pisin: lam
  • → Korean: 램프 (raempeu)
• Scots: lamp

References

• “laump(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-12.