beom
Middle English edit
Noun edit
beom
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of beem
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
- bīom, beom
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *bium, from Proto-Germanic *biumi, first person singular indicative of Proto-Germanic *beuną (“to be, exist, become”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to grow, become, appear”). Cognate with Old Frisian bim (“am”), Old Saxon bium, biom (“am”), Old High German bim (“am”). More at be.
Verb edit
bēom
- first-person singular of bēon
- Iċ bēom strong þæs ġewinnes ġif iċ stille weorþe.
- I am strong for the struggle if I keep still.
Etymology 2 edit
From bēo (“bee”) + -um (dative plural ending).
Noun edit
bēom