beme

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English

Etymology 1

From Middle English beme, from Old English bēme, bȳme, bīeme (trumpet; tablet, billet), from Proto-Germanic *baumijǭ (wooden instrument). Doublet of beam

Noun

beme (plural bemes)

  1. (obsolete) Trumpet.

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English bemen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English bȳmian (to blow a trumpet, trumpet forth), from bȳme (trumpet).

Verb

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  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To sound a trumpet.
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