bearm
Middle English edit
Noun edit
bearm
- Alternative form of barm
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *barmaz. Cognate with Old Norse baðmr (Danish barm, Swedish barm), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃 (barms), Old High German barm, Old Saxon barm.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bearm m
- bosom, lap
- (poetic) possession
Declension edit
Declension of bearm (strong a-stem)