"besme" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbeːzmə/, /ˈbeːzəm/, /ˈbɛz-/ Forms: besmes [plural], besmen [error-unknown-tag, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English besma, from Proto-West Germanic *besmō. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|besma|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English besma, {{inh+|enm|ang|besma}} Inherited from Old English besma, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*besmō}} Proto-West Germanic *besmō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} besme, {{enm-noun|pl2=besmen|pl2_qual=early}} besme (plural besmes or (early) besmen)
  1. A broom (device for sweeping) Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: brom
    Sense id: en-besme-enm-noun-cn5ybKlF Disambiguation of Tools: 59 41
  2. (Early Middle English) A bundle of sticks; a faggot. Tags: Early-Middle-English Categories (topical): Cleaning
    Sense id: en-besme-enm-noun-yRywY6hM Disambiguation of Cleaning: 41 59 Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: beseme, besome, bisme, besm, besom, besowme, besum, besume, besumme, bysme [Late-Middle-English]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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