heam
English
editEtymology
editDialectal form of hame (“membrane”). Compare Old English ċildhama (“womb”), Low German hamen (“afterbirth”), Middle Dutch hame (“covering, sheath”). More at hame.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editheam (plural heams)
- The afterbirth or secundus of an animal.
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editNoun
editheam
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of em
Old English
editAdjective
edithēare