"rem" meaning in Middle English

See rem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rɛ̝ːm/ Forms: remes [plural], reme [alternative], ræm [alternative, Early-Middle-English], ream [alternative, Early-Middle-English], reæm [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛːm Etymology: Inherited from Old English hrēam, from Proto-West Germanic *hraum, from Proto-Germanic *hraumaz. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|shout}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|hrēam|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English hrēam, {{inh+|enm|ang|hrēam}} Inherited from Old English hrēam, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hraum}} Proto-West Germanic *hraum, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hraumaz}} Proto-Germanic *hraumaz Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} rem, {{enm-noun|remes}} rem (plural remes)
  1. (chiefly Early Middle English) A shout or cry; a loud, aggressive noise. Tags: Early-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-rem-enm-noun-QCHhK5iz Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 59 27 7 7
  2. (Early Middle English) A moan; a call of sadness or sorrow. Tags: Early-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-rem-enm-noun--w9qmtki Categories (other): Early Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: remen
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Sound Disambiguation of Sound: 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /rɛ̝ːm/ Forms: reme [alternative], ryme [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English rēam, from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|cream}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|rēam|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English rēam, {{inh+|enm|ang|rēam}} Inherited from Old English rēam, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*raum}} Proto-West Germanic *raum, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*raumaz}} Proto-Germanic *raumaz Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} rem
  1. (rare) cream, ream Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-rem-enm-noun-iS1UDlrk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: remen
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Sound Disambiguation of Sound: 0 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} rem
  1. alternative form of reme (“ream”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: reme (extra: ream)
    Sense id: en-rem-enm-noun-l1-wpEMN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): Sound Disambiguation of Sound: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "1": "enm",
        "2": "cream"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "args": {
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "rēam"
      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*raum"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *raum",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*raumaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *raumaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old English rēam, from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "reme",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ryme",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "rem",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cream, ream"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "cream",
          "cream"
        ],
        [
          "ream",
          "ream"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare) cream, ream"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/rɛ̝ːm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rem"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English alternative forms",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Pages with 14 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Sound"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "3",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun",
        "altform": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "rem",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "ream",
          "word": "reme"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of reme (“ream”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reme",
          "reme#Middle_English:_ream"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rem"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-06-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-06-01 using wiktextract (ade7ec3 and 7f4db16). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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