"beme" meaning in Middle English

See beme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbeːm(ə)/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English bēme, Anglian form of bīeme, bȳme (“trumpet; tablet, billet”), from Proto-West Germanic *baumijā; compare beem. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|bēme|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English bēme, {{inh+|enm|ang|bēme}} Inherited from Old English bēme, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*baumijā}} Proto-West Germanic *baumijā Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} beme, {{enm-noun|pl2=bemen}} beme (plural bemes or bemen) Forms: bemes [plural], bemen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], beme [error-unrecognized-form, singular], bemes [error-unrecognized-form, plural], bemen [error-unrecognized-form, plural], bemes [genitive, singular], bemes [genitive, plural], bemene [genitive, plural], - [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], beeme [alternative], beame [alternative, Early-Middle-English], beome [alternative, Early-Middle-English], beume [alternative, Early-Middle-English], bume [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
  1. A trumpet (musical instrument)
    Sense id: en-beme-enm-noun-AGpxgI9f Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Musical instruments Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 44 36 Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 56 25 19
  2. A hunting horn or warhorn.
    Sense id: en-beme-enm-noun-PCCMNWqs Categories (other): Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Hunting, War Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 2 15 13 29 5 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 44 36 Disambiguation of Hunting: 0 81 19 Disambiguation of War: 7 93 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bemen, bemere
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} beme
  1. alternative form of bem Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bem
    Sense id: en-beme-enm-noun-U8nAkqiu Categories (other): Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 2 15 13 29 5 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 44 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "beome",
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        "Early-Middle-English"
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      "form": "bume",
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        "Early-Middle-English"
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Download raw JSONL data for beme meaning in Middle English (3.8kB)

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