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Middle English
Noun
beom
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of beem
Old English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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
bēom
- first-person singular of bēon
Iċ bēom strong þæs ġewinnes ġif iċ stille weorþe.- I am strong for the struggle if I keep still.
Etymology 2
From bēo (“bee”) + -um (dative plural ending).
Noun
bēom
- dative plural of bēo