sonnebeem

Middle English

Alternative forms

• son beem, son bem, son beme, sone-beme, sonnebeame, sonne-beem, sonne beem, sonne beeme, sonne-bem, sonne bem, sonnebeme, sonne beme, sune-beme, sunne beem, sunnebem, sunne bem, sunne beme, sunne biem
• (Kent) zonne byam
• (Ormulum) sunnebæm

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sunnebēam, sunnbēam; equivalent to and often remodelled on sonne +‎ beem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsun(ə)ˌbɛːm/

Noun

sonnebeem (plural sonnebemes)

1. The light emitted by the sun.
2. A sunbeam; a ray of light from the sun.
3. (rare) The heat emitted by the sun.

Descendants

• English: sunbeam
• Scots: sunbeam

References

• “sǒnne-bēm, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.