besme

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === beseme, besome, bisme besm, besom, besowme, besum, besume, besumme, bysme (Late Middle English) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English besma, from Proto-West Germanic *besmō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeːzmə/, /ˈbeːzəm/, /ˈbɛz-/ === Noun === besme (plural besmes or (early) besmen) A broom (device for sweeping) Synonym: brom (Early Middle English) A bundle of sticks; a faggot. ==== Descendants ==== English: besom Scots: besom, bisom ==== References ==== “bē̆sm(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.