"berme" meaning in Middle English

See berme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛrm(ə)/, /ˈbarm(ə)/
Etymology: From Old English beorma, from Proto-West Germanic *bermō. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|beorma}} Old English beorma, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*bermō}} Proto-West Germanic *bermō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} berme, {{enm-noun|-}} berme (uncountable)
  1. The head of foam present in beer that is aging. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Beer
    Sense id: en-berme-enm-noun-4HmJr3Es Disambiguation of Beer: 31 8 25 27 9
  2. barm (froth used for fermented and leavened food) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-berme-enm-noun-qYXE8ei4
  3. yeast (fungus that produces barm) Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Alchemy, Beer, Medicine Categories (lifeform): Fungi
    Sense id: en-berme-enm-noun-ydprDZBs Disambiguation of Alchemy: 15 10 40 10 25 Disambiguation of Beer: 31 8 25 27 9 Disambiguation of Medicine: 23 5 50 9 12 Disambiguation of Fungi: 10 3 68 8 12
  4. (rare) The head of foam present in a glass of beer. Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Beer
    Sense id: en-berme-enm-noun-x4fcDR5A Disambiguation of Beer: 31 8 25 27 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: barme, berm, barm, beorme
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} berme
  1. Alternative form of barm (“belly, chest”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: barm (extra: belly, chest)
    Sense id: en-berme-enm-noun-BAy81-Qh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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