1. a loud warning sound or signal, especially one that alerts people to danger
Usage: archaic or literary spelling of 'alarm'
2. a sudden feeling of fear or anxiety caused by awareness of danger
Usage: archaic or literary spelling of 'alarm'

1. to cause someone to feel sudden fear or anxiety
Usage: archaic or literary spelling of 'alarm'

Examples

• The alarum bells rang out across the city at dawn.
• The sudden noise caused great alarum among the townspeople.
• The guards were alarumed by the approach of the enemy army.
• An alarum clock woke him at six o'clock every morning.
• The captain sounded the alarum to gather the crew.
• She was alarumed to discover the door had been left unlocked.