rewme

Middle English

Alternative forms

• realme, reaume, reume, reme, reeme, reaulme, reeaulm, rialme, reome

Etymology

From Old French reaume.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛu̯m(ə)/, /ˈrɛːau̯m(ə)/, /ˈrɛːalm(ə)/, /ˈrɛːm(ə)/

Noun

rewme (plural rewmes)

1. kingdom, realm, nation
2. region, area, province
3. zone, area of effect
4. dominion, rulership, lordship
5. The subjects of a ruler; the people of a realm.
6. The Kingdom of Heaven; God's kingdom.
   • And it was don aftirward, and Jhesu made iorney by citees and castelis, prechinge and euangelysinge þe rewme of God, (Wycliffe Bible, Luke 8:1)

Descendants

• English: realm
• Scots: realm, realme

References

• “rēaume (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.