bearm

== Middle English == === Noun === bearm (Early Middle English, West Midland) alternative form of barm == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic bearm, from Proto-Germanic *barmaz. Cognate with Old Norse baðmr (Danish barm, Swedish barm), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃 (barms), Old High German barm, Old Saxon barm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bæ͜ɑrm/, [bæ͜ɑrˠm] === Noun === bearm m bosom, lap (poetic) possession ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== bearmclāþ bearmhræġl ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: barm, bærm, bearm, berm (early Southern and West Midlands), barme, barym (Late Middle English)English: barmScots: berme, berm, barm