جَرْدَمَةٌ

1.
, [verbal noun of جَرْدَمَ,] (S, K,) in relation to food, (S,) i. q. جَرْدَبَةٌ; (S, K;) i. e., The covering the food that is before one with the left hand, [while eating with the right hand,] in order that no other person may take it: according to Yaakoob, the م is a substitute for the ب. (TA.) And جَرْدَمَ signifies He ate, made an end of, devoured, or consumed, what was in the bowl or vessel: (IAar, Sh, K, TA:) and he ate entirely the bread. (K.)
2.
Also جردم, He talked much. (S, K.)
3.
And He hastened, made haste, sped, or was quick; (Kr, K;) as also جرذم. (K.)
4.
جردم السِّتِّينَ He passed the [age of] sixty. (IAar, K.)

Perseus ID: n5500