berme

See also: bèrme

English

Noun

berme (plural bermes)

1. Alternative spelling of berm

Anagrams

• EBMer, Ember, breme, ember

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Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bèrme (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German werme, from Old High German warmī, equivalent to barm +‎ -e. Cognate with German Wärme.

Noun

berme m

1. (Luserna) warmth

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛrmɛ]
• Rhymes: -ɛrmɛ
• Hyphenation: ber‧me

Verb

1. first-person plural imperative of brát

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French

Etymology

From Dutch berm

Noun

berme f (plural bermes)

1. berm

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English beorma, from Proto-Germanic *bermô.

Alternative forms

• barme, berm, barm, beorme

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrm(ə)/, /ˈbarm(ə)/

Noun

berme (uncountable)

1. The head of foam present in beer that is aging.
2. barm (froth used for fermented and leavened food)
3. yeast (fungus that produces barm)
4. (rare) The head of foam present in a glass of beer.

Descendants

• Scots: barm, berme, barme, baurm
• English: barm

References

• “berm(e (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.

Etymology 2

From Old English bearm.

Noun

berme

1. Alternative form of barm (“belly, chest”)