besme

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

beseme, besome, bisme
besm, besom, besowme, besum, besume, besumme, bysme (Late Middle English)

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old English besma, from Proto-West Germanic *besmō.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛːzmə/, /ˈbɛːzəm/, /ˈbɛz-/

Noun[edit]

besme (plural besmes or (early) besmen)

A broom (device for sweeping)
Synonym: brom
(Early Middle English) A bundle of sticks; a faggot.

Descendants[edit]

English: besom
Scots: besom, bisom
Yola: besom

References[edit]

“bē̆sm(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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