bemen
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old English bȳmian; equivalent to beme + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bemen
- (Early Middle English, rare) To trumpet.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of bemen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References edit
- “bẹ̄men, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
From beem + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bemen
- (Late Middle English, rare) To illuminate; to make bright.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of bemen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
- >? English: beam
References edit
- “bēmen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3 edit
From Old English bīeman (“trumpets”); equivalent to beme + -en (plural suffix).
Noun edit
bemen