beem

== Latin == === Verb === beem 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 === Inherited from Old English bēam, from Proto-West Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛ̝ːm/ Rhymes: -ɛːm === Noun === beem (plural bemes) A (usually wooden) beam or pole: A beam (central bar of a plow) (weaving) The (central) beam of a loom. A set of scales or its crossbar. The (principal part of an) antler. (rare, mining) A vein of metal. (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.