bium

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• bīom

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *beuną (“to be, exist, become”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to grow, become, appear”). Cognate with Old Frisian bim (“am”), Old English bēom, bīom (“am”), Old High German bim (“am”). More at be.

Verb

bīum

1. First-person singular form of wesan