heam

== English == === Etymology === Dialectal form of hame (“membrane”). Compare Old English ċildhama (“womb”), Low German hamen (“afterbirth”), Middle Dutch hame (“covering, sheath”). More at hame. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhiːm/ === Noun === heam (plural heams) The amniotic sac; afterbirth or secundus of an animal. === Anagrams === HEMA, Hema, Mahé, ah me, ahem, haem, haem-, hame, hæm- == Middle English == === Noun === heam (Early Middle English) alternative form of em == Old English == === Adjective === hēare strong dative/instrumental plural of hēah