bemen
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old English bȳmian; equivalent to beme + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editVerb
editbemen
- (Early Middle English, rare) To trumpet.
Conjugation
editConjugation 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
editFrom beem + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbemen
- (Late Middle English, rare) To illuminate; to make bright.
Conjugation
editConjugation 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
editFrom Old English bīeman (“trumpets”); equivalent to beme + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
editbemen
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