beme

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle English beme, from Old English bēme, bȳme, bīeme (“wooden trumpet; tablet, billet”), from Proto-West Germanic *baumijā (“wooden instrument or utensil”), from Proto-Germanic *baumaz (“tree, lumber, beam, wood”). Related to beam. === Noun === beme (plural bemes) (historical) A mediaeval trumpet, usually used in hunting or warfare. === Anagrams === Beem == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English bēme, Anglian form of bīeme, bȳme (“trumpet; tablet, billet”), from Proto-West Germanic *baumijā; compare beem. ==== Alternative forms ==== beeme (early) beame, beome, beume, bume ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbeːm(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== beme (plural bemes or bemen) A trumpet (musical instrument) A hunting horn or warhorn. ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== bemen bemere ===== Descendants ===== → English: beme ==== References ==== “bẹ̄me, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== beme alternative form of beem == Old English == === Noun === bēme f alternative form of bīeme