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Middle English
Noun
bearm
- Alternative form of barm
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *barmaz. Cognate with Old Norse baðmr (Danish barm, Swedish barm), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃 (barms), Old High German barm, Old Saxon barm.
Pronunciation
Noun
bearm m
- bosom, lap
- (poetic) possession
Declension
Strong a-stem:
Descendants