beem

See also: Beem

Latin

Verb

beem

1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of beō

Middle English

Alternative forms

• beam, bem, beme, beume
• beam, beame (Northern)
• beam, beom (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *bagmaz?

Proto-West Germanic *baum

Old English bēam

Middle English beem

Inherited from Old English bēam, from Proto-West Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̝ːm/
• Rhymes: -ɛːm

Noun

beem (plural bemes)

1. A (usually wooden) beam or pole:
   1. A beam (central bar of a plow)
   2. (weaving) The (central) beam of a loom.
2. A set of scales or its crossbar.
3. The (principal part of an) antler.
4. (rare, mining) A vein of metal.
5. (rare) A tree (woody plant)

Related terms

• sonnebeem

Descendants

• English: beam
  • → German: beamen
  • → Japanese: ビーム
  • → Dutch: beamen
• Scots: beam
• Yola: baam

References

• “bēm, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.