"bisemen" meaning in Middle English

See bisemen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /biˈseːmən/
Etymology: From bi- + semen (“to seem”). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|bi-|semen|id2=to seem|t2=to seem}} bi- + semen (“to seem”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} bisemen, {{enm-verb|stem=bisem}} bisemen (third-person singular simple present bisemeth, present participle bisemende, bisemynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle bisemed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|sem|pf=bi}} Forms: bisemeth [present, singular, third-person], bisemende [participle, present], bisemynge [participle, present], bisemed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], bisemen [infinitive], to bisemen [infinitive], biseme [infinitive], biseme [first-person, present, singular], bisemed [first-person, past, singular], bisemest [present, second-person, singular], bisemedest [past, second-person, singular], bisemeth [present, singular, third-person], bisemed [past, singular, third-person], biseme [present, singular, subjunctive], bisemed [past, singular, subjunctive], biseme [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], bisemen [plural, present], biseme [plural, present], bisemeden [past, plural], bisemede [past, plural], bisemeth [imperative, plural, present], biseme [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], bisemynge [participle, present], bisemende [participle, present], bisemed [participle, past]
  1. To seem; to look or be perceived as. Categories (topical): Appearance
    Sense id: en-bisemen-enm-verb-lLM5-ri7 Disambiguation of Appearance: 74 26
  2. To beseem; to be suitable or appropriate. Categories (topical): Human behaviour
    Sense id: en-bisemen-enm-verb-yvXcsWp1 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 0 100 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with bi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with bi-: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: becemyn, beseme, biseme, byseme, bysemen

Alternative forms

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          "look",
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        "To beseem; to be suitable or appropriate."
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      "ipa": "/biˈseːmən/"
    }
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural"
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