bawmen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• baume, bawme

Etymology

From bawme (“balm”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbau̯mən/

Verb

bawmen

1. To daub with balm or grease.
2. To embalm (a corpse)
3. (rare) To splash with droplets.

Usage notes

• This verb is normally used in the past tense.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bawmen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) bawmen, bawme
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	bawme	bawmed
2nd-person singular	bawmest	bawmedest
3rd-person singular	bawmeth	bawmed
subjunctive singular	bawme
imperative singular		—
plural1	bawmen, bawme	bawmeden, bawmede
imperative plural	bawmeth, bawme	—
participles	bawmynge, bawmende	bawmed, ybawmed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: balm

References

• “baumen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.