larum noun & verb. ['lɛ:rǝm, 'lar(ǝ)m] LME.
[Aphet. from ALARUM noun.]
A. noun.
1. A call to arms, a battle-cry; a warning sound. Also, a tumultuous noise; a hubbub, an uproar. Now chiefly poet. LME.
b. A state of frightened surprise; = ALARM noun 1. Only in L16.

2. The alarm of a clock or watch. obsolete exc. dial. L16.
b. verb trans. Sound as an alarm; give the alarm to. obsolete exc. poet. & dial. L16.

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