beom

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Middle English

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Noun

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beom

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of beem

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *bium, from Proto-Germanic *biumi, first person singular indicative of Proto-Germanic *beuną (to be, exist, become), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (to grow, become, appear). Cognate with Old Frisian bim (am), Old Saxon bium, biom (am), Old High German bim (am). More at be.

Verb

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bēom

  1. first-person singular of bēon
    bēom strong þæs ġewinnes ġif iċ stille weorþe.
    I will be strong for the struggle if I keep still.

Etymology 2

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From bēo (bee) +‎ -um (dative plural ending).

Noun

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bēom

  1. dative plural of bēo