bieme

Old English

Alternative forms

• bȳme, bīme, bēme

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *baumijā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi͜yː.me/

Noun

bīeme f

1. (music) a wooden instrument, especially a horn or trumpet
2. tablet, billet

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	bīeme	bīeman
accusative	bīeman	bīeman
genitive	bīeman	bīemena
dative	bīeman	bīemum

Derived terms

• bīeman
• bīemere

Descendants

• Middle English: beme, beeme, beame, beome, beume, bume
  • → English: beme