beom
Middle English
editNoun
editbeom
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of beem
Old English
editAlternative forms
edit- bīom, beom
Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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
editbēom
- first-person singular of bēon
- Iċ bēom strong þæs ġewinnes ġif iċ stille weorþe.
- I will be strong for the struggle if I keep still.
Etymology 2
editFrom bēo (“bee”) + -um (dative plural ending).
Noun
editbēom
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