beorma

Old English

Alternative forms

• beorm, bearm

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bermō (“yeast, leaven”), from Proto-Indo-European *bher- (“to boil up”), from *bʰrewe- (“to boil, bubble, burn”). Akin to West Frisian berme (“barm”), Middle Dutch berm, barm (“barm”); Low German Bärm, Bärme; Swedish bärme; Old English brēowan (“to brew”), bēor (“beer”). Cognate to Albanian burmë (“fully ripe”). More at brew, beer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe͜or.mɑ/, [ˈbe͜orˠ.mɑ]

Noun

beorma m

1. yeast, leaven
2. the foam or head of a beer, beerhead

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	beorma	beorman
accusative	beorman	beorman
genitive	beorman	beormena
dative	beorman	beormum

Descendants

• Middle English: berme, barme, berm, barm, beorme
  • English: barm
  • Scots: barm, berme, barme, baurm
  • Yola: barrm