"berme" meaning in Middle English

See berme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛrm(ə)/, /ˈbarm(ə)/ Forms: berm [alternative], beorme [alternative], barm [alternative, Late-Middle-English], barme [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
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|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} berme, {{enm-noun|-}} berme (uncountable)
  1. The head of foam present in beer that is aging. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-berme-enm-noun-4HmJr3Es Categories (other): Alchemy, Beer Disambiguation of Alchemy: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Beer: 44 0 20 36 0
  2. barm (froth used for fermented and leavened food) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-berme-enm-noun-qYXE8ei4 Categories (other): Alchemy Disambiguation of Alchemy: 20 20 20 20 20
  3. yeast (fungus that produces barm) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-berme-enm-noun-ydprDZBs Categories (other): Alchemy, Beer, Fungi, Medicine Disambiguation of Alchemy: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Beer: 44 0 20 36 0 Disambiguation of Fungi: 14 7 46 8 25 Disambiguation of Medicine: 39 0 61 0 0
  4. (rare) The head of foam present in a glass of beer. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-berme-enm-noun-x4fcDR5A Categories (other): Alchemy, Beer Disambiguation of Alchemy: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Beer: 44 0 20 36 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun form|altform=1}} berme
  1. alternative form of barme (dative of barm) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: barme (extra: dative of barm)
    Sense id: en-berme-enm-noun-XL6a6V4x Categories (other): Alchemy Disambiguation of Alchemy: 20 20 20 20 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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