bemen
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Old English bȳmian; equivalent to beme + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
bemen
- (Early Middle English, rare) To trumpet.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of bemen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References[edit]
- “bẹ̄men, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
From beem + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
bemen
- (Late Middle English, rare) To illuminate; to make bright.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of bemen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- >? English: beam
References[edit]
- “bēmen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3[edit]
From Old English bīeman (“trumpets”); equivalent to beme + -en (plural suffix).
Noun[edit]
bemen
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- Middle English terms derived from Old English
- Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)
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- enm:Light
- enm:Sound