beom

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːo̯m/

Etymology 1

From 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

  1. First-person singular form of bēon

Etymology 2

see bēo

Noun

beom

  1. dative plural of bēo
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