besme

Middle English

Alternative forms

beseme, besome, bisme
besm, besom, besowme, besum, besume, besumme, bysme (Late Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English besma, from Proto-West Germanic *besmō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛːzmə/, /ˈbɛːzəm/, /ˈbɛz-/

Noun

besme (plural besmes or (early) besmen)

A broom (device for sweeping)
Synonym: brom
(Early Middle English) A bundle of sticks; a faggot.

Descendants

English: besom
Scots: besom, bisom
Yola: besom

References

“bē̆sm(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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