sonnebeem
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Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- son beem, son bem, son beme, sone-beme, sonnebeame, sonne-beem, sonne beem, sonne beeme, sonne-bem, sonne bem, sonnebeme, sonne beme, sune-beme, sunne beem, sunnebem, sunne bem, sunne beme, sunne biem
- (Kent) zonne byam
- (Ormulum) sunnebæm
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old English sunnebēam, sunnbēam; equivalent to and often remodelled on sonne + beem.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sonnebeem (plural sonnebemes)
- The light emitted by the sun.
- A sunbeam; a ray of light from the sun.
- (rare) The heat emitted by the sun.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “sǒnne-bēm, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.